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HOOKED ON HARMONY From left, Jarod Gatley, 11, of Redmond, plays violin while Luke Allison, 5, and Luci Gilbertson, 5, both of Bend, and Ann McCook, 6, of Redmond, wait to join in during the Kids Hooked on Music Exposition at the Cascade School of Music in Bend on Monday. The program included a selection of 15 songs played by student violinists and instructor Diane Allen.

D-Beaverton, the bill would place the state’s “rainy day” reserve account into the state constitution and set its desired level at 12 percent of the state’s general fund — meaning the revenue the state receives in corporate and personal income taxes.

The bill would fill the rainy day fund by modifying the state’s kicker law, which sends checks to corporate and individual taxpayers when revenues exceed projections.

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SALEM — A bipartisan bill to modify Oregon’s “kicker” tax rebate law and help statefunded services like schools to weather recessions received a mixed reception Monday at a hearing of the Senate Finance and Revenue Committee.

Co-sponsored by Sen. Chris Telfer, R-Bend; Sen. Frank Morse, R-Albany; Sen. Ginny Burdick, D-Portland; and Sen. Mark Hass,

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Pedestrians walk their dogs across the Colorado Avenue footbridge Friday in Bend. A plan to modify the dam to allow boaters and floaters to pass under the bridge has stalled; replacing the footbridge may be more complicated than originally thought.

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What: Bend Park & Recreation District board meeting Where: 799 S.W. Columbia St., Bend.

When: 5:30 tonight.

According to the Bend Paddle Trail Alliance, a nonprofit group supporting the whitewater play area and other river improvements, the dam was built in 1915 to create a pond in which the city’s lumber mills could store logs.

With the closure of the mills and increased public use of the river in the Old Mill District area, a pullout has been built to allow river users to carry their craft around the dam. Several signs have been posted warning of the danger of the spillway, where a Keizer woman drowned in July 2006.

The park district’s plan would create gaps in the spillway, allowing boaters and floaters to pass through on left side of the river near the current takeout point, while fish passages would be built on the right side. Alterations of the riverbed below the dam would create pools and, for more skilled boaters, standing waves.

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The Bend Park & Recreation District has discovered a potential obstacle in its effort to modify the Colorado Avenue dam, where a woman died five years ago. The project may be delayed while the district takes a closer look at the problem.

At issue is the relationship between the dam and the pedestrian bridge running along the top, said Bruce Ronning, director of planning and development for the park district. Historical records have provided inconsistent information about the construction of the two structures, he said, and this could complicate the district’s plan to replace the bridge with a taller structure that would provide more clearance for boaters and floaters.

“What we’ve discovered — in a preliminary way — is that the structure of the dam and the support of the bridge may not be as independent as we’d thought,” Ronning said.

Tonight, the park district board will consider a modification to the district’s contract with Otak, the firm overseeing the design and engineering of the whitewater project. The change would have Otak perform an investigative geotechnical survey to determine whether the current plan is workable.

The Bend Park & Recreation District’s proposed modification to the Colorado Dam spillway to allow boaters and floaters to safely navigate past the obstacle on the Deschutes River has hit a snag. Contractors working on the modification are Tumalo Ave. uncertain about the original construction of the existing dam and Colorado Ave. footbridge, and worry that spillway modifying the bridge Arizona Ave. might affect the integrity of the dam. The contractor would like to e. S hev bring in a team to study li the underlying structure before proceeding with construction. ad Color o Av

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By Mary Beth Sheridan As Libya’s government brutally cracked down on demonstrators Monday, the Obama administration confronted a cold truth: It had almost none of the leverage it has exercised in recent days to help defuse other crises in the region.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton condemned the violence in Libya on Monday, and said the United States is “working urgently with friends” around the world to pressure the government of Moammar Gadhafi. “Now is the time to stop this unacceptable bloodshed,” she said.

But current and former officials said that American appeals are likely to have little effect on Gadhafi, a mercurial autocrat who for decades was regarded as a nemesis of U.S. presidents.

Although the United States has been able to leverage its deep ties with Egypt’s armed forces, it has no significant military-tomilitary relationship with Libya.

It also has little economic leverage: For the past fiscal year, U.S. aid to Libya has been less than $1 million, and most of that has gone toward helping the country’s disarmament program.

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JANESVILLE, Wis. — Rich Hahan worked at the General Motors plant here until it closed about two years ago. He moved to Detroit to take another GM job while his wife and children stayed here, but then the automaker cut more jobs. So Hahan, 50, found himself back in Janesville, collecting unemployment for a time, and watching as the city’s industrial base seemed to crumble away.

Among the top five employers here are the county, the schools and the city. And that was enough to make Hahan, a union man from a union town, an unlikely supporter of Gov. Scott Walker’s sweeping proposal to cut the benefits and collective-bargaining rights of public workers in Wisconsin, a plan that has set off a firestorm of debate and protests at the state Capitol. He says he still believes in unions, but he thinks those in the public sector lead to wasteful spending because of what he sees as their lavish benefits and endless negotiations.

“Something needs to be done,” he said, “and quickly.”

Across Wisconsin, residents like Hahan have fumed in recent years as tens of thousands of manufacturing jobs have vanished, and as some of the state’s best-known corporations have pressured workers to accept benefit cuts.

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Catastrophe lurks behind aging dams

By Henry Fountain New York Times News Service

LAKE ISABELLA, Calif. — Frank Brassell, owner of Nelda’s Diner in this town wedged between the slopes of the southern Sierra Nevada, knows his fate should Lake Isabella Dam, a mile up the road, suddenly fail when the lake is full.

“I work here,” Brassell said, looking around the brightly lighted diner. “And I live right over there,” he added, pointing across the town’s main street.

“The water would all come down here and it would try to take a right turn and go under the freeway, and it wouldn’t all go,” he said. “So I’m dead.”

Lake Isabella Dam is just one acute example of a widespread problem: Of the nation’s 85,000 dams, more than 4,400 are considered susceptible to failure, according to the Association of State Dam Safety Officials.

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Irvin Gordon shows off his red 1966 Volvo, in which he has driven 2.9 million miles. Six years ago, the retired science teacher bought a TomTom so he could have someone to argue with.

Driven up a wall (or into one) by the GPS’ maddening voice

By Faye Fiore Los Angeles Times

LOS ANGELES — Irvin Gordon has put 2.9 million miles on his red 1966 Volvo, earning himself a place in the Guinness Book of World Records.

He has crossed the country at least 45 times and rarely gets lost. Still, six years ago, he went out and bought himself a TomTom, not so much because he required navigational assistance, but because he missed having someone to argue with.

“I argue with her all the time.

A lot of times I know better than she does what’s the best route,” boasts Gordon, 70, a retired science teacher from Long Island, N.Y., who started driving 100,000 miles a year after his divorce in 1996, just because he could. His GPS reminds him of his ex-wife.

They were supposed to just help us get around, but the little devices suction-cupped to the dashboard, built into the car or tucked away in the cell phone have taken on an unexpectedly human presence in our roadway lives. We give them names: Libby (short for “the Lady in the Box,”) Shirley, Bruce, Bernard and Shehu (as in “She Who Must Be Obeyed”).

“I’ve been calling my C330 Paula after my first wife because she was always telling me what to do, too,” a user known as Donicus from Lewisville, Texas, wrote on a Web page devoted to people who felt compelled to name their global positioning satellites the way they would the dog, except not exactly, because the dog can’t talk.

No one seems to recall Grandma chatting with the toaster or forming a personal attachment with the coffee pot. Yet the GPS has much of our otherwise techno-savvy generation tooling around town arguing over the next left turn with a box the size of a bar of soap.

Following the voice We holler at them (“Turn here? Are you crazy?”), suspect them of malice (“I think my GPS is trying to get me arrested”), refuse to leave home without them, ignore them and slavishly obey them to the point of driving into a ditch.

“It’s the voice — we as human beings are voice-obsessed,” said Clifford Nass, a Stanford University professor and author of “The Man Who Lied to his Laptop: What Machines Teach Us About Human Relationships.”

At 1 day old, a baby can distinguish a human voice from any other sound. From that point on, Nass said, our brains are wired to respond. “The fact that the GPS has a voice makes it more powerful than any other technology without a voice,” he said, “be it your computer or your toaster oven.”

This explains why people around the world have followed their navigational nemeses to unfortunate ends.

Recall the British woman who steered her Mercedes sports car into a river when her GPS pointed her down a farm road clearly marked “unsuitable for motor vehicles”; the Swiss de-

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Whether we argue with them or follow their directions religiously, many drivers consider the GPS the best and worst thing they ever bought. livery truck driver who sailed past several “No Entry” signs and into a cherry tree; the Ohio woman who let hers take her into the path of an oncoming train, where a police officer rescued her in the nick of time; and the Seattle bus driver who drove his 12-foot-high bus under a 9foot concrete bridge, inspiring the headline: “Bus driver chooses GPS over gigantic road sign, plows into overpass.”

“The device is not a substitute for common sense,” said Jessica Myers, spokeswoman for Garmin International in Kansas City, one of the larger GPS manufacturers. Her favorite episode of “The Office” is the one where Michael Scott obeys his GPS and drives into a pond.

“You still need to follow the rules of the road,” she said. “If the light is red, you need to stop.

You’d be amazed. ...”

Who knew two dozen satellites orbiting the earth since 1994 would drum up so much vehicular Sturm und Drang? Initially launched for the military, the network was approved for civilian use in the ’80s, and now 96 million path-finding wonders are in use in North America alone, according to Canalys, a market research firm that tracks the industry.

That number is expected to more than double by 2015, enabling us to track our children, pets and friends in an array of voices including Homer Simpson (“Woo hoo! You have reached your destination!) and Yoda (“Right you should turn. ...”)

Reveals who we are Our talking maps reveal as much about where we are as who we are. If you’re aggressive

in social circles, you are likely to verbally abuse your GPS. Don’t like to take orders? You probably ignore it. Passive-aggressive? You address your GPS in a sharp tone you wouldn’t dare try with your human friends.

Conflict-avoider? You obey.

Debi Tinsley, 51, an actress, jazz singer and legal secretary from Van Nuys, treats the box she dubbed Lady Garmin with more respect than some people show their mothers. “I’ve never said anything mean to her. Once, I just got a bit annoyed when she told me to turn left — into a cement wall.”

Mitch Yockelson, 48, a mildmannered historian from Annapolis, Md., acquired Shirley when he bought his car in 2005.

She came built-in.

“I’m very subservient to her,” he said. “When she says, ‘You will turn at the next intersection,’ I get very tense and very nervous. I have issues with women, apparently.”

The name Shirley can be traced to an old girlfriend who, upon hearing the GPS the first time, remarked: “God, that voice is annoying. It sounds like it would be a woman named Shirley,” Yockelson recalled, adding: “I hope that doesn’t offend anyone named Shirley.”

Toymakers try to quash new safety regulations

With new credit card rules, it pays to be rich

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Emboldened by a Republican majority in the House of Representatives, manufacturers of toys and other children’s products are making a last-ditch effort to quash new safety regulations that they say are unfair or too onerous.

Among their primary targets is a new public database, operated by the Consumer Product Safety Commission and scheduled to go online in three weeks, that would allow the public to search for injury reports on products like cribs and strollers.

The manufacturers are also trying to scale back new regulations, drafted by the commission, that would require third-party testing to determine the safety and lead content of children’s products.

They have found a receptive audience among House Republicans.

Already, Rep. Mike Pompeo, a newly elected Republican from Kansas, has succeeding in passing an amendment to an appropriations bill to strip financing for the consumer products database, arguing that the idea needed to be tweaked to protect manufacturers from bogus complaints and lawsuits.

“I’m an engineer. I love data. But I know what people put online,” Pompeo said at a meeting of the House subcommittee on commerce, manufacturing and trade last week.

“I think this is a plaintiff’s bar dream.”

It remains far from certain that House members will succeed in cutting the budget for the consumer database or scaling back consumer product regulations. Democrats retain the majority in the Senate and are determined to block such measures.

Rick Locker, a lawyer who represents many of the toy and children’s product groups, said the industry still supported the main points of the law, like giving the commission more money and limiting the amount of lead.

NEW YORK — It pays to be rich if you need a credit card.

A year after sweeping credit card regulations upended the industry, banks are showering perks and rewards on big spenders with sterling credit scores. And they’re socking customers with spottier histories with higher interest rates, lower credit limits and new annual fees. In some cases the riskiest customers are being dropped altogether.

“When you look at the regulations, it’s a net positive for consumers,” says Peter Garuccio, a spokesman for the American Bankers Association. “But there have been some trade-offs.”

The widening differences between how customers are treated is largely the result of new constraints on card issuers. The Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act, or the CARD Act, was signed into law with great fanfare at a time when borrowers across the country were struggling to make payments. It swept away several practices that for years had grated on cardholders.

A key change is that issuers can no longer hike rates on existing balances or in the first year an account is open. The penalty charge for late payments is also capped at $25 per violation. And monthly statements must also clearly spell out the projected interest costs of making only minimum payments.

The regulations are already transforming the cards on the market. To make up for the drop in revenue, banks are imposing new annual fees and hiking interest rates — but mostly for those with the lowest credit scores. The best customers are more prized than ever.

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Occasionally we find ourselves in our vehicles, alone, screaming, because somewhere in the recesses of our brains, we realize our robotic friend only wants to talk; it doesn’t want to listen.

We feel disrespected, ignored.

When we hear a voice, we think “person,” and treat it with all the expectations and biases we would a human being. This has occasionally unmasked misogynistic streaks — not only in the aforementioned ex-husbands who hear directional guidance as bossiness and think “ex-wife,” but in the entire nation of Germany, which had to have a product recall after BMW released its built-in GPS system with a female voice because Germans didn’t want to take directions from a woman.

Many drivers consider the GPS the best and worst thing they ever bought, a pocket-sized road map — without the folding challenge — that always gets you home, even if that means a roundabout trip.

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Gadhafi’s forces strike with fury as Libyan unrest grows

By David D. Kirkpatrick and Mona El-naggar New York Times News Service

CAIRO — The faltering government of Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi struck back at mounting protests against his 40year rule, as security forces and militiamen backed by helicopters and warplanes besieged parts of the capital Monday, according to witnesses and news reports from Tripoli.

By Monday night, witnesses said, the streets of the capital, Tripoli, were thick with special forces loyal to Gadhafi as well as mercenaries. They shot freely as planes dropped what witnesses described as “small bombs” and helicopters fired on protesters.

Hundreds of Gadhafi supporters took over Green Square after truckloads of militiamen arrived and opened fire on protesters, scattering them from the square. Residents said they now feared even to emerge from their houses.

“It was an obscene amount of gunfire,” said the witness. “They were strafing these people. People were running in every direction.”

The police stood by and watched, the witness said, as the militiamen, still shooting, chased after the protesters.

The escalation of the conflict came after six days of revolt that began in Libya’s second-largest city, Benghazi, where more than 220 people were killed in clashes with security forces, according to witnesses. Human rights activists outside the country said they had confirmed more than 220 deaths.

The day had begun with growing signs that Gadhafi’s grip on power might be slipping, with protesters in control of Libya’s second-largest city, his security forces pulled back to key locations in the capital as government buildings smoldered, and a growing number of officials and military personnel defecting to join the revolt.

But the violence Gadhafi unleashed Monday afternoon on

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A Libyan girl kicks a poster of Libyan Leader Moammar Gadhafi, during a protest in front of the Libyan embassy in Cairo, Egypt, on Monday.

By Meraiah Foley New York Times News Service

SYDNEY — A powerful earthquake struck Christchurch, New Zealand, during the city’s busy lunchtime rush early today, flattening office buildings, destroying several homes and killing scores of people, officials and eyewitnesses said.

Prime Minister John Key said that at least 65 people were confirmed dead in the 6.3magnitude quake. The mayor of Christchurch, Bob Parker, declared a state of emergency and ordered the evacuation of the city’s downtown area, The Associated Press reported.

Television footage from the scene by 3 News New Zealand showed emergency crews pulling shaken and injured victims from the stricken buildings, including one four-story structure, the Pine Gould Guinness

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Tripoli demonstrated that he was willing to shed far more blood than the deposed rulers of either neighboring Egypt or Tunisia in his effort to hold on to power.

Two residents said planes had been landing for 10 days ferrying mercenaries from African countries to an air base in Tripoli. The mercenaries had done much of the shooting, which began Sunday night, they said. Some forces were using particularly lethal, hollow-point bullets, they said.

“The shooting is not designed to disperse the protesters,” said one resident, who wanted to be identified only as Waleed, fearing for his security. “It is meant to kill them.”

“This is not Ben Ali or Mubarak,” he added, referring to the deposed leaders of Tunisia and Egypt. “This man has no

sense of humanity.”

Gadhafi, for his part, remained largely out of sight. Around 2 a.m. today, after a rainy day, he appeared on state television for about 30 seconds, holding an umbrella up through the open door of a passenger car. He denied rumors that he had fled to Venezuela and called the cable news channels covering Libya “dogs.”

Most stores and schools in Tripoli were closed, and long lines were forming for a chance to buy bread or gas. Protesters had torn down or burned the posters of Gadhafi that were once ubiquitous in the capital, witnesses said.

To the east, protesters in control of Benghazi flew an independence flag over the rooftop of the courthouse and displayed the scene online in a video. A crowd

celebrated what they called “the fall of the regime in their city.”

The United States ordered all nonessential personnel and family members at its embassy to leave the country.

Several foreign oil and gas companies were moving Monday to evacuate some workers as well.

The Quryna newspaper said that protests have occurred in Ras Lanuf, an oil town where some workers were being assembled to defend a refinery complex from attacks.

Meanwhile, Libyans from Benghazi and Misrata were reported to be heading to Tripoli to join the battle against the government forces, said Mansour O. El-Kikhia, a professor of Middle East studies at the University of Texas, Austin, who had talked to people inside the country.

discuss political reforms.

TUNISIA: The head of a government commission on political reform warned that the country risked falling into anarchy as it passed through what he described as a very dangerous post-revolutionary transition toward multi-party democracy. The commission, led

by Yadh Ben Achour, a lawyer, is responsible for dismantling the repressive laws of the authoritarian government of former President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. SUDAN: President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, who has been in power for more than 20 years and faces international charges of genocide,

will not run for office again when his current term ends in 2015, a government spokesman said.

MOROCCO: King Mohammed VI said he would not cede to “demagoguery” and wanted irreversible democratic reforms that are accompanied with “sustainable human development.” His remarks came a day after thousands of protesters demanded a new government and a constitutional monarchy.

BAHRAIN: As Bahrain’s monarchy struggles to hold back a popular revolt against its absolute rule, a present and a former adviser to the U.S. government and a Bahraini human

31 killed in suicide As Chicagoans take attack on Afghan to polls, Emanuel census building projected as victor

By Alissa J. Rubin New York Times News Service

By Emma Graves Fitzsimmons and Monica Davey

KABUL, Afghanistan — A suicide bomber wearing a vest with explosives blew himself up Monday, killing 31 people, as residents lined up for identification cards at a census office in northern Afghanistan, Afghan security officials said.

The attack at the government center in Imam Saib, a remote district of Kunduz province, was the fifth suicide bombing with major casualties in Afghanistan in four weeks. All the victims were civilians, said Abdul Rahman Saidkhaili, the provincial police chief. He said the target had been the district governor, whose office is next to the census department’s.

The Taliban claimed responsibility, saying that a member from Logar province had carried out the attack and that its goal was to halt a new program backed by NATO to enroll large numbers of people into the Afghan Local Police, an auxiliary organization designed to safeguard neighborhoods.

The suicide attack came three weeks after Saidkhaili and other local officials said that the province had been cleared of insurgents.

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CHICAGO — As Chicagoans prepared to go to the polls today, the water-cooler debates here have focused less on whether Rahm Emanuel, the former White House chief of staff, would become mayor of this city, than on when.

With polls showing Emanuel with a wide lead, speculation among political pundits and ordinary voters has come to center on a technical detail — whether Emanuel could win outright or would need to compete in a runoff. If someone among the six candidates wins more than 50 percent of the vote today, no runoff election will be needed April 5.

“It is going to be a landslide,” one resident, Bright Justus, 38, a university instructor, predicted confidently.

The question of whether Emanuel might win tonight or need to wait longer now provides a measure of suspense in an election that once had far more of it, and was billed early on as the biggest free-for-all in decades to choose the city’s mayor.

rights advocate said that the U.S. military had undermined efforts to improve relations with Bahrain’s Shiite majority and had understated abuses by the royal family, which is Sunni.

IRAN: A student at Shiraz University was killed in clashes with the police during demonstrations Sunday, a news website, Rahesabz.net, which is affiliated with the opposition green movement, reported. However, the semi-official Fars news agency, which is linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, reported that the student, Hamed Noormohammadi, had died in a car accident.

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building, that was damaged by the temblor. Emergency crews were working to evacuate people from another building that had caught fire shortly after the quake.

The search and rescue mission was being further complicated by repeated strong aftershocks to the zone, officials said.

“Government agencies and emergency services are still putting together a picture of the damage,” New Zealand’s deputy prime minister, Bill English, told reporters in the capital, Wellington.

The quake hit the country’s South Island just before 1 p.m. local time. The tremor was just the latest in a series of large earthquakes to strike in recent months. In September, a magnitude 7.1 quake rocked the same area, but caused no casualties.

House GOP sparing no pet projects in budget cuts

By Philip Rucker

Middle Eastern governments struggle with upset populaces EGYPT: Prime Minister David Cameron of Britain held talks with government and military leaders in Cairo, making him the highest-ranking foreign leader to visit Egypt since President Hosni Mubarak resigned Feb. 11. In addition, the country’s top prosecutor said he would request that the Foreign Ministry ask governments to freeze assets of Mubarak, his family and a handful of senior associates.

YEMEN: President Ali Abdullah Saleh, looking shaken at a news conference, said he would not give in to the demands of protesters who had sought his ouster during 10 days of demonstrations. Instead, he offered to sit down with the protesters and

At least 65 dead in New Zealand quake

WASHINGTON — Everyone knew Republicans would try to defund President Barack Obama’s signature health care overhaul.

They’ve made that clear since taking over the House majority. And it was no surprise that they would strip federal money from NPR and Planned Parenthood. That’s been on the to-do list.

But cutting funds for border security and disaster first responders? New military equipment? Farm assistance programs?

In a mammoth spending bill that ended up being about principle more than achievable cuts, the tea-party-charged House Republicans began to define who they are and what kind of government they value.

The GOP plan to fund the government through September is an assault on bed-

rock Democratic priorities.

It imposes substantial spending cuts that would alter the role of government in nearly every area of society — from education and human services to transportation projects, foreign humanitarian aid and medical research.

Yet in last week’s feverish scramble to shrink government, House Republicans also ran the budgetary buzz saw through costly defense and homeland security programs that their party had historically protected.

The $1.2 trillion bill, which includes historic cuts totaling more than $61 billion, passed the House on Saturday and now careens toward an uncertain future in the Senate.

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Congo colonel sentenced to 20 years after rape trial

By Michelle Faul The Associated Press

BARAKA, Congo — One by one, the rape survivors relived their attacks for a panel of judges: A newly married bride flung her torn, bloodied clothing onto the courtroom floor. A mother of six dropped to her knees, raised her arms to heaven and cried out for peace.

Nearly 50 women poured out their stories in a wave of anguish that ended Monday with the conviction of an army colonel for crimes against humanity — a landmark verdict in this Central African country where thousands are believed to be raped each year by soldiers and militia groups who often go unpunished.

It was the first time a commanding officer had been tried in such an attack.

Prosecutors had sought the death penalty for Lt. Col. Mutuare Daniel Kibibi, who was accused of ordering his troops on New Year’s Day to attack the village of Fizi, a sprawling community 20 miles south of Baraka on an escarpment of mountains covered in banana trees.

Military prosecutor Col. Laurent Mutata Luaba said the men “behaved like wild beasts,” terrorizing defenseless civilians they had orders to protect.

Doctors later treated 62 women for rape. One woman testified that Kibibi himself raped her for 40 minutes.

Kibibi and the 10 of his men who stood trial with him were the only ones identified after the rampage.

As the defendants were being led away in handcuffs, hundreds of people jeered at them, booed and shook their fists. Some shouted, “Kibibi! You thought you could get away with this!

Now you are going to jail!” and “You must pay for your crimes!”

Kibibi, 46, who is married with eight children, was convicted of four counts of crimes against

Pete Muller / The Associated Press

Sido Bizinungu, a close associate of Lt. Col. Mutuare Daniel Kibibi, smokes a cigarette after being convicted of crimes against humanity in the town of Baraka, Congo, on Monday. humanity but will serve no more than 20 years in prison.

Kibibi denies all the charges and says the testimony by his bodyguards was part of a plot to denigrate him. Defense attorney Alfred Maisha described his client as a “valiant hero” who had served in the army since 1984 and had risked his life many times in the defense of the country.

Maisha said many of the troops under Kibibi’s command were poorly trained and included former members of rebel and militia groups.

Witnesses said the soldiers descended in a fury upon the village, where residents had stoned a soldier to death who had been involved in an altercation with a local shop owner.

The soldiers smashed down doors and went house-to-house, pillaging, beating and raping for an entire night, from 7 p.m. until 6 a.m. the next day, witnesses said.

Three of Kibibi’s officers received the same sentences, and five others got lesser sentences.

One man was acquitted and an-

other will be tried in juvenile court.

But even as the men were sent away, women feared that some attackers had escaped justice.

“Most of the rapists are still right here in our village,” one woman said as she nursed her baby. “If we go to the river for water, we get raped. If we go to the fields for food, we get raped.

If we go to the market to sell our goods, we get raped.

“Our lives are filled with danger,” she said. “There is no peace.”

Rape has long been used as a brutal weapon of war in eastern Congo, which suffered back-toback civil wars starting in the late 1990s. The eastern portion of the country is still brutalized by armed groups.

At least 8,300 rapes were reported in 2009 alone, and aid workers say the true toll is much higher. The victims have included a month-old baby boy and elderly women. Even the biggest U.N. peacekeeping force in the world of 18,000 troops has been unable to end the violence.

Online repository of music scores raises potential copyright concerns

By Daniel J. Wakin New York Times News Service

Humanity’s musical treasures — Beethoven piano sonatas, Schubert songs, Mozart symphonies and the like — come to life in performance. But they truly survive as black marks on a page, otherwise known as scores. Now a website founded five years ago by a conservatory student, then 19 years old, has made a vast expanse of this repertory available, free.

The site, the Internet Music Score Library Project, has trod in the footsteps of Google Books and Project Gutenberg and grown to be one of the largest sources of scores anywhere. It claims to have 85,000 scores, or parts for nearly 35,000 works, with several thousand being added every month. That is a worrisome pace for traditional music publishers, whose bread and butter comes from renting and selling scores in expensive editions backed by the latest scholarship.

More than a business threat, the site has raised messy copyright issues and drawn the ire of established publishers.

The site (imslp.org) is an opensource repository that uses the Wikipedia template and philosophy, “a visual analogue of a normal library,” in the words of its founder, Edward Guo, the former conservatory student. Volunteers scan in scores or import them from other sources, like Beethoven House, the museum and research institute in Bonn, Germany. Other users oversee copyright issues and perform maintenance. Quality control — like catching missed pages — is also left to the public.

“It’s completely crowd-sourced,” Guo said.

The site has recently begun adding recordings. And through a partnership with a freelance musician in Indiana who runs a publishing business, it offers low-cost, on-demand printing of the music, often at a tiny fraction of the cost of standard editions.

The prices of major publishing houses range widely depending on the number of instruments in the work or its length. A set of parts for a mainstream string quartet, for example, can run from $30 to $50.

Bryce Vickmark / New York Times News Service

Edward Guo, founder of the Internet Music Score Library Project, at the Loeb Music Library at Harvard University on Feb. 14.

The score library project has turned classical music into the latest wrestling mat for conventional information purveyors — newspapers, book publishers, record companies — and the new digital forces, like Apple, e-book sellers, music-sharing sites and Guo, now a 24-year-old Harvard law student.

While a boon to garret-living, financially struggling young musicians, the library has caught the attention of music publishers.

“I don’t know if I would call it a threat, but I do believe it hurts sales,” said Ed Matthew, a senior promotion manager at G. Schirmer in New York. “It is that profit that helps us to continue to bring out more composers’ work.”

Universal Edition, a music publisher based in Europe, where copyright laws tend to be stricter, threatened a cease-anddesist order against the site for copyright violations in October 2007. Guo said he did not have the time or money to remove all the offending scores, so he took the site down completely and posted an emotional farewell.

That, he said, galvanized followers to appeal to Universal.

Then he took action. Guo said volunteers checked every score — 15,000 at the time — for copyright violations. He set up a company, Project Petrucci, to take ownership of the site to remove personal liability. (Ottaviano Petrucci was an Italian Renaissance printer who produced

some of the first impressions of music with movable type.) A disclaimer was made to appear before any score opens, saying that the project provides no guarantee that the work is in the public domain and demanding that users obey copyright law.

The site operates from servers in Canada, where copyright law is generally looser.

“We cannot know the copyright laws of 200 countries around the world,” Guo said. “It is up to the downloader.”

In July 2008 the project came back online. Downloads have surged.

Some complaints still arise, especially from Europe, Guo said.

“We say we are not bound by EU law,” he added, referring to the European Union. “Publishers usually go away.”

Guo said no formal legal challenges were pending.

He shows publishers little sympathy.

“In many cases these publishers are basically getting the revenue off of composers who are dead for a very long time,” Guo said. “The Internet has become the dominant form of communication. Copyright law needs to change with it. We want people to have access to this material to foster creativity. Personally, I don’t feel pity for these publishers.”

Those who “cling to their old business model,” he added, will simply fade away.

Experts warn about decline of predator fish

By Marc Kaufman The Washington Post

WASHINGTON — Over the past 100 years, some twothirds of the large predator fish in the ocean have been caught and consumed by humans, and in the decades ahead, the rest are likely to perish, too.

In their place, small fish such as sardines and anchovies are flourishing in the absence of the tuna, grouper and cod that traditionally feed on them, creating an ecological imbalance that experts say will forever change the oceans.

“Think of it like the Serengeti, with lions and the antelopes they feed on,” said Villy Christensen, of University of British Columbia’s Fisheries Centre. “When all the lions are gone, there will be antelopes everywhere. Our oceans are losing their lions and pretty soon will have nothing but antelopes.”

Kicker Continued from A4 Specifically, the bill would direct half of any personal income tax “kicker” rebates to the rainy day fund when necessary to keep it at 12 percent of the general fund.

It would also direct another 3 percent of state general fund revenue into rainy day reserve whenever tax collections exceed a spending level that is adjusted upward every two years based on inflation plus population growth.

Not only that, but the bill would funnel any corporate kicker into a fund for higher education.

Comments varied Sponsors of the bill say it would help the state continue providing services even during times of recession. And while the intent drew broad support, speakers at the hearing diverged widely over its details.

Business leaders said the bill didn’t do enough to help the economy, adding that a cut in the state’s capital gains tax on investment profits would be necessary for their support.

“Oregon doesn’t have a budget gap; it has an earnings gap,” said Sandy McDonough of the Portland Business Alliance.

Union representatives said the bill might cap spending impractically.

Arthur Towers, the political director of the main state employees’ union, Service Employees International Union Local 503, said the Legislature should not address excess spending without also curbing state tax breaks that have been “mushrooming” in cost.

Senate President Peter Courtney, D-Salem, and former Republican House Speaker Lynn Lundquist, now a Crook County commissioner, supported the bill enthusiastically.

In leading off the hearing, Courtney singled out the four lead co-sponsors on the bill — who also compose the committee — calling them “courageous.” He said that if the bill, a constitutional amendment,

This grim reckoning was presented at the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s annual meeting Friday during a panel that asked the question: “2050: Will there be fish in the ocean?”

The panel predicted that while there would be fish decades from now, they will be primarily the smaller varieties currently used as fish oil, fish meal for farmed fish and only infrequently as fish for humans. People, the experts said, will have to develop a taste for anchovies, capelins and other smaller species.

That the oceans are being overfished has been documented before, and the collapse of species such as cod and Atlantic salmon is also well-known. The new research attempts to quantify the overall decline in larger fish, based on data from more than 200 ecological systems studied since 1880. Those results were then modeled across the globe.

One startling conclusion: More than 54 percent of the decrease

in large predator fish has taken place over the past 40 years.

“It’s a question of how many people are fishing, how they are fishing, and where they are fishing,” Christensen said. A majority of the catch, and now of the decline, involves East Asia, which has witnessed dramatic overall economic growth.

In describing the likely explosion of small fish, Christensen’s team differed with a 2006 report in the journal Science that warned of an ocean without fish for humans by mid-century.

But they say that absent predators, the fisheries will be out of balance and more subject to mass die-offs from disease and from boom-and-bust cycles that, over time, can lead to algae or bacteria blooms that take the oxygen out of the waters and make them uninhabitable.

Jacqueline Alder, of the U.N. Environment Program, suggested that the number of fishing boats and days they fish have to be restricted.

is to succeed at the ballot, it must be bipartisan. And “it was with this in mind that I structured this committee,” he said. “I chose the four of you. It’s now Burdick, Morse, Telfer and Hass time.”

Lundquist was the first person called to testify by Burdick, the committee chairwoman.

Lundquist recapped the history of the kicker, which was approved by voters in 1980, then inserted into the constitution in 2000 by another ballot measure.

He said that while he agrees government should be lean and mean, he doesn’t think merely cutting waste will allow the state to meet Oregonians’ needs. He said the state should consider keeping all of the personal kicker rather than just half of it.

To pass the law, he said, “I will do everything I can inside the (Capitol) building, and outside the building.”

The kicker law was intended to curb government growth when the economy booms. When revenues at the end of the two-year budget cycle exceed the projection made at the beginning of that cycle by 2 percent or more, the law triggers the return of all surplus funds to corporate and individual taxpayers.

But critics of Oregon’s kicker law say revenue estimates have been unreliable at predicting the future. Lundquist said that as a result, about $3 billion has been returned to taxpayers, most of it in the last decade.

2010 special session, but there was too little time to come to agreement.

“I was kind of surprised,” she said of the large audience. “I think it was encouraging.”

But like the conflicting testimony at the hearing, her comments underlined how difficult it will be to find middle ground for the bill — which must garner a two-thirds vote of each chamber.

Telfer said that if no capital gains tax cut accompanies the bill, she will withdraw her support for the kicker change.

She also said she wants the bill strengthened to represent a true spending cap. In its current form, the bill requires that if revenue collections exceed the spending level set by inflation and population growth by more than 3 percent, the excess reverts to the state to spend as it sees fit.

Telfer, however, wants that money to either go to taxpayers or into the reserve fund.

She also thinks the bill needs to not only cap the growth of government but make it smaller.

She said the main question is, “What is the proper size of government? How big should it be? I think (the proper size) is smaller than what it is right now.”

Nick Budnick can be reached at 503-566-2839 or at nbudnick@bendbulletin.com.

Work will continue There was no vote at the hearing. Rather, committee members stressed that work on the bill will continue.

After the hearing, Telfer said she was gratified to see such energy forming behind the idea.

She said Senate Republicans had proposed it informally to Senate Democrats during the February

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Banner year for skiing ... and search parties

By Katie Zezima New York Times News Service

KILLINGTON, Vt. — With near-record snowfalls leaving several feet of fluffy powder, ski resorts on the East Coast have had no trouble attracting skiers and snowboarders this season.

The problem has been keeping them on the mountain.

Skiers and snowboarders have long headed off groomed mountain runs in search of steeper slopes and deeper powder. But as ski season is hitting its peak, resort officials say more and more novices ill prepared for backcountry conditions are ducking under boundary ropes and ending up in need of costly rescues.

Here at Killington, which lies on the spine of the Green Mountains, the string of perfect powder days have led to long nights of piecing together clues that could help find a lost skier or snowboarder, including interviewing friends and tracking cell phone locations.

The Vermont State Police have been called to Killington resort or neighboring Pico this season to help at least 17 people who were lost after venturing out of bounds; nine of those rescues occurred from Feb. 10 to 13, according to the police and news reports.

“It’s part of our freedom to be able to access our Forest Service lands and to recreate on them. ... However, folks need to understand the risks they’re accepting when they do that.”

— Tom Murphy, operations director for the American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education in Crested Butte, Colo.

At Cannon Mountain in Franconia, N.H., a skier died in December in an accident on a closed trail.

Almost every day there are phone calls from out-of-bounds skiers who are lost and need guidance, said Jeff Temple, Killington’s director of mountain operations.

Killington has not yet put a dollar figure on this year’s rescues, but Temple said it was draining to have multiple crews working well into the night and sometimes until the next morning after putting in a day at the resort. The head of the ski patrol said he had worked three nights in one week. And the sheer amount of snow, which is waist-deep in some locations, makes getting stuck easier and getting people out of the woods harder.

“We’re not set up to do this consistently,” Temple said. “It’s the intangible costs — wages, trans-

portation, manpower.”

The problem has been particularly acute in the East this year, where a month of near-perfect powdery conditions — a rarity in New England — has lured hordes of skiers and snowboarders to mountains.

During the weekend of Feb. 12, Jay Peak Resort had a 70 percent increase in visitors compared with the same weekend the previous year, said J.J. Toland, a spokesman for the resort in Jay, Vt. January lodging revenue was up 18 percent over 2010, and resort properties are sold out until Feb. 27, Toland said.

“Business has been robust, to say the least, and there’s been plenty of tired cheeks in ski country from grinning,” Toland said.

Some of that smiling is happening beyond the resort’s bounds.

“In a year like this where you’ve had such an epic snow year, you do

Key diplomats disown Gadhafi’s regime

By Edith M. Lederer The Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS — Key Libyan diplomats disowned Moammar Gadhafi’s regime on Monday and the country’s deputy U.N. ambassador called on the longtime ruler to step down because of its bloody crackdown on protesters.

The Libyan ambassador to the United States also said he could no longer support Gadhafi, the ambassador to India planned to resign, and the ambassador to Bangladesh quit to protest the killing of family members by government troops. Almost all Libyan diplomats at the United Nations backed deputy ambassador Ibrahim Dabbashi’s pleas to Gadhafi to end his 40-year rule and to the international community to intervene.

The U.N. spokesperson’s office said late Monday that the Security Council had scheduled consultations on the situation in Libya for Tuesday morning. Earlier, Dabbashi had called for an urgent meeting of the Security Council to take action to stop the bloodshed.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told reporters in Beverly Hills, California, that he hopes that “the Security Council will take this matter on an urgent basis.”

Ban said it was up to the Security Council to decide whether to call for some sort of “no-fly zone” over Libya to protect protesters from attacks by Libyan aircraft.

As diplomatic support for Gadhafi began to crumble, Dabbashi warned that if he doesn’t leave,

Libya Continued from A1 There is not even a U.S. ambassador at the moment. Gene Cretz, the ambassador to Tripoli, was called back to Washington recently for extended “consultations” after WikiLeaks released cables in which he described Gadhafi’s eccentricities.

“We don’t have personal relations at a high level. As far as I know, President Obama has never even talked to Colonel Gadhafi,” said David Mack, a former senior U.S. diplomat who dealt with Libya.

Libya was a pariah state for much of the past three decades.

In 2003, the George W. Bush administration convinced the nation to give up its nuclear- and chemical-weapons programs.

Libya also renounced terrorism, leading the U.S. government to remove it from the list of “state sponsors of terrorism.”

But only in 2008 did the United States and Libya establish full diplomatic relations.

Obama, who is being kept abreast of events in Libya primarily by national security adviser Thomas Donilon, is “considering all appropriate actions” as the unrest continues, said a White House official, speaking on the condition of anonymity because of the delicacy of the situation.

Meantime, in a conversation with Gadhafi on Monday, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon “expressed deep concern at the escalating scale of violence and

“the Libyan people will get rid of him.”

Gadhafi’s security forces unleashed the most deadly crackdown of any Arab country against the wave of protests sweeping the region, with reports Monday that demonstrators were being fired at from helicopters and warplanes. After seven days of protests and deadly clashes in Libya’s eastern cities, the eruption of turmoil in the capital, Tripoli, sharply escalated the challenge to Gadhafi.

Ban expressed outrage late Monday at the reported aerial attacks and said the “violence against demonstrators must immediately stop.”

“I have seen very disturbing and shocking scenes, where Libyan authorities have been firing at demonstrators from warplanes and helicopters,” Ban told reporters at a hotel in Beverly Hills. “This is unacceptable. This must stop immediately. This is a serious violation of international humanitarian law.”

Ban said he had spoken to Gadhafi earlier Monday for 40 minutes and “forcefully urged him to stop violence against demonstrators and again strongly underlined the importance of respecting the human rights of those demonstrators.”

Libya’s ambassador in Washington, Ali Adjali, told BBC World that the reports of firing from warplanes spurred his decision not to support the government any more.

“To me it is a very sad moment seeing Libyans killing other Libyans,” he said. “I’m not supporting

the government killing its people. ... I’m (not) resigning Moammar Gadhafi’s government, but I am with the people. I am representing the people in the street, the people who’ve been killed, the people who’ve been destroyed.

Their life is in danger.”

Dabbashi, the deputy U.N. ambassador, also said he and the U.N. diplomats were not resigning because they served the people of Libya and not the regime.

“This is in fact a declaration of war against the Libyan people,” he told reporters, surrounded by a dozen Libyan diplomats. “The regime of Gadhafi has already started the genocide against the Libyan people.”

Libya’s U.N. Ambassador Mohamed Shalgham was not present at Dabbashi’s press conference.

He told the U.N. correspondent for the pan-Arab newspaper, AlHayat, that all diplomats at Libya’s mission supported Dabbashi “excluding me.” Shalgham said he was in touch with the Gadhafi government and was trying “to persuade them to stop these acts.”

Libya’s ambassador to Bangladesh, A.H. Elimam, resigned to protest the killing of family members by government soldiers in Libya, said a senior official at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dhaka. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the issue, said Elimam informed the foreign ministry about his resignation late Monday.

In New Delhi, an Indian diplomatic official told the AP that the Libyan ambassador to India intends to resign.

emphasized that it must stop immediately,” according to a U.N. statement.

Still, experts say that Libya essentially floats on a cushion of oil wealth, and that any U.S. or U.N. effort to promote sanctions against it would attract little international support.

Libya’s deputy ambassador to the United Nations, who broke with Gadhafi on Monday, urged the international community to impose a no-fly zone over the country to prevent mercenaries and arms from reaching the government. But no other major power echoed the call.

Human rights groups have urged the United States and other countries to more forcefully condemn the Libyan government’s attacks, which have involved military helicopters and jets as well as soldiers opening fire on peaceful crowds, according to witnesses.

But Sarah Leah Whitson, the Middle East director at Human Rights Watch, acknowledged that U.S. pressure has its limits.

“Frankly, I don’t think the U.S. government has any real channels into the Libyan government,” she said.

The muted U.S. response reflected, in part, the administration’s difficulty in keeping pace with fast-moving events in Libya, where many reports of widening unrest were difficult to verify. The government has not allowed foreign journalists into the country, and has cut off Internet service.

Even in the best of times,

tight government regulations limit U.S. diplomats’ movement around Libya. On Monday, the State Department said that it had ordered all U.S. diplomats’ family members and non-emergency personnel to leave Libya.

“Our embassy is focused on, at this point, security and the evacuation of Americans. There’s a lot of information out there.

We’re not really in a position to corroborate it,” said one State Department official, speaking on the condition of anonymity.

White House officials said that, in addition to privately urging Libyan officials to show restraint in dealing with the demonstrations, they are studying the Monday pre-dawn speech of Seif alIslam Gadhafi, the leader’s son.

One official said the review is to “see what possibilities it contains for meaningful reform.”

Seif Gadhafi has offered reformist proposals in the past. In the summer of 2008, he delivered a national address that U.S. diplomats said “implicitly criticized past decisions of his father’s regime” and called for “dramatic changes” to Libya’s political system, according a cable recently made available by WikiLeaks.

Few, if any, reforms followed, and the tone of his middle-of-the night address amid the growing unrest over the weekend served as more of a warning than a pledge of reform.

“For him to be speaking in such a bellicose way about what’s happening in the country, repeating tired old promises about reform, it’s just appalling,” Whitson said.

have people going out of bounds,” Toland said. “It does seem like it’s been an epidemic of late.”

At Sugarloaf Mountain Resort in Carrabassett Valley, Maine, state game wardens or the ski patrol have rescued five skiers and snowboarders from the woods outside the resort, including a couple that got lost overnight, said Ethan Austin, a resort spokesman. Typically only one or two people are rescued each year.

The resort has put up more rope to mark off boundaries, increased the number of signs and opened all trails — including in-bounds tree skiing — to deter people from heading off the side or back of the mountain.

The issue of backcountry access is a thorny one for some resorts because leaving the designated resort area is usually legal.

Many ski resorts sit on federal or state land where public access is allowed. And the resorts do not want to alienate experienced backcountry skiers, often local residents.

“It’s part of our freedom to be able to access our forest service lands and to recreate on them, and I think in the big picture it’s a real benefit to be able to access forest service lands from ski areas,” said Tom Murphy, operations director for the American Institute for

Footbridge Continued from A1 Recent questions about the relationship between the dam and bridge don’t mean the entire project is in danger, Ronning said. Depending upon what the geotechnical survey turns up, the district’s design may require only alterations.

“It’s not any conclusive evidence of anything,” he said.

“It’s just there’s some question of whether the original concept of the pedestrian bridge can be done.”

The park district has not yet identified a way to pay for

Matthew Cavanaugh / New York Times News Service

A sign marks a boundary at the Killington Ski Resort in Killington, Vt., where at least 17 people already rescued this season.

Avalanche Research and Education in Crested Butte, Colo. “However, folks need to understand the risks they’re accepting when they do that.”

Some skiers say the signs at resorts are not always clear, leading to inadvertent runs out of bounds.

Cameron Smith, 22, said he and three friends thought they were skiing in bounds between two mountains at Killington last February. But the four soon realized they were not, and they had to spend the night in the woods.

They ended up walking for miles and called for help, and friends guided them out by tele-

phone in the morning, Smith said.

Smith said the boundary was not marked.

Asked if he would ever go out of bounds again, he said, “No.” For some, however, the promise of a backcountry adventure is all the more reason to go out and ski or snowboard for the day.

Ittai Azoulay, 27, and Megan Poljacik, 24, who were having a beer at JAX Food and Games in Killington last week, said they and their friends rarely stay inbounds.

“You get deep snow and different terrain,” Azoulay said. “Everybody’s trying to be Shaun White, if you know what I mean.”

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American accused in Pakistan Dams shootings was CIA contractor

By Greg Miller The Washington Post

The American who fatally shot two men in Pakistan last month and who has been described publicly as a diplomat is a security contractor for the CIA who was part of a secret agency team operating out of a safe house in Lahore, U.S. officials said.

The contractor, Raymond Davis, 36, has been detained in a Pakistani jail since his arrest.

He has said he opened fire on two Pakistani men after they

attempted to rob him at a traffic signal in Lahore.

The disclosure compounds an already combustible stand-off between the United States and Pakistan at a time of growing distrust between them and complicates U.S. efforts to win Davis’ release.

Davis has spent much of the past two years working as part of a group of covert CIA operatives, whose mission appears to have centered on conducting surveillance of militant groups in large cities including Lahore.

Jeffrey Phelps / The Associated Press

Kathryn Schulze wears a message written on tape over her mouth inside the state Capitol Monday in Madison, Wis.

Wisconsin

Michal Czerwonka / New York Times News Service

California’s Lake Isabella Dam, which engineers now know lies on an active fault line, is just one of the nation’s more than 4,400 dams which are considered susceptible to failure, according to the Association of State Dam Safety. Repairing all those dams could cost billions of dollars. environmental damage, too.”

Corps engineers are preparing to propose fixes later this year.

But at best, repairs would not begin until 2014 and could cost $500 million or more, money that would have to be approved by Congress.

Nationwide, the potential repair costs are staggering. A 2009 report by the state dam safety officials’ group put the cost of fixing the most critical dams — where failure could cause loss of life — at $16 billion over 12 years, with the total cost of rehabilitating all dams at $51 billion. But those figures do not include Lake Isabella and other dams among the approximately 3,000 that are owned by the federal government. The corps, for example, says that more than 300 of the roughly 700 dams it is responsible for need safety-related repairs, and estimates the total fix-up bill at about $20 billion.

The corps has already spent about $24 million just to determine the scope of the problems at Lake Isabella, and with the New Orleans levee failures during Hurricane Katrina a lingering memory, Congress has appropriated money for other federal dam repair projects as well.

But about two-thirds of all dams are private, and financially struggling state and local governments own most of the remainder.

It is difficult to predict how needed repairs to these dams will be financed; legislation to provide federal money to help has languished in Congress. What’s more, the number of high-risk dams keeps rising as structures age, down-

stream development increases and more accurate information is obtained about watersheds and earthquake hazards.

Among the corps’s dams, Lake Isabella is one of 12 that are ranked in the highest category, as a dam with serious problems and serious failure consequences, given the large downstream population.

“The classification is it’s an unsafe dam,” said Eric Halpin, the corps’ special assistant for dam and levee safety.

But Halpin noted that 319 of the corps’s dams were considered “actionable from a safety standpoint.”

Water seeps through the Lake Isabella dams, as it does through most earthen dams, which account for a vast majority of U.S. dams. But the seepage at Lake Isabella was especially severe — it is what prompted the corps to perform a full-scale study of the dam.

Water seeping through a dam can erode it from the inside out, to the point where the dam may fail. Engineers have learned to build structures into dams like drains and filters, to stop erosion and allow infiltrating water to drain safely away. But the Lake Isabella dams were constructed before such features became commonplace.

“It was built with the best available knowledge and technology at the time,” said Veronica Petrovsky, who is managing the project for the corps.

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To determine how big the spillway needs to be, it is critical to know how much water might be impounded behind the dam each year.

With both seepage and overtopping there would be plenty of warning that the dam was in jeopardy, allowing Lake Isabella and Bakersfield residents to evacuate.

An earthquake would be a more immediate disaster, although Bakersfield would still have about seven hours before a wall of water made its way down the canyon, according to the corps.

The auxiliary dam was built, knowingly, on the Kern Canyon fault, one of many in the region.

At the time the corps brought in seismologists and geologists who concluded that the fault was not active.

Only recently have scientists been able to accurately detect and measure ancient earthquakes, a field known as paleoseismology.

Serafini and others determined that there have been three significant earthquakes on the fault in the past 10,000 years.

“We have got a fairly active fault on our hands,” Serafini said.

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There are deeply divided opinions and shifting allegiances over whether unions are helping or hurting people who have been caught in the recent economic squeeze. And workers themselves, being pitted against one another, are finding it hard to feel sympathy or offer solidarity, with their own jobs lost and their benefits and pensions cut back or cut off.

“Everyone else needs to pinch pennies and give more money to health insurance companies and pay for their own retirement,” said Cindy Kuehn as she left Jim and Judy’s Food Market in Palmyra.

“It’s about time the buck stops.”

In Madison, the capital, which has become the focus of protests, many state workers and students at the University of Wisconsin predictably oppose the proposed cuts.

But away from Madison, many people said that public workers needed to share in the sacrifice that their own families have been forced to make.

The effort to weaken bargaining rights for public-sector unions has been particularly divisive, with some people questioning the need to tackle such a fundamental issue to solve the state’s budget problems.

But more often the conversation has turned to the proposals to increase public workers’ contributions to their pensions and health care, and on these issues people said they were less sympathetic, and often grew flushed and emotional telling stories of their own pay cuts and financial worries.

Here in Janesville, a city of about 60,000 an hour southeast of Madison, Crystal Watkins, a preschool teacher at a Lutheran church, said she was paid less than public school teachers and got fewer benefits.

“I don’t have any of that,” she said. “But I’m there every day because I love the kids.”

In nearby Whitewater, a scenic working-class city of 15,000 that is home to a public university, Dave Bergman, the owner of a bar, was tending it himself Sunday. He has been forced to cut staff and work seven days a week.

“There are a lot of people out of work right now that would take a job without a union,” Bergman said.

By some measures, Wisconsin, a state of 5.6 million people, has not suffered as much as other Midwestern states in the recession, according to Abdur Chowdhury, an economist at Marquette University.

Its unemployment rate, 7.5 percent in December, is lower than the nation’s. But a significant percentage of jobs lost in Wisconsin during the recession were in manufacturing, and this is a

state where the proportion of the work force in manufacturing is among the nation’s highest.

Meanwhile, some of the state’s well-known companies — Harley-Davidson, Kohler, Mercury Marine — have recently sought concessions from their workers.

The battle over public workers has changed the tone in a state that prides itself on Midwestern civility. A growing number of homemade bumper stickers are popping up with messages like “Fire Them — Democrats Too.” Among the state’s political leaders, the partisan gulf seems to have widened further. Traditionally, the state is nearly evenly split between Republicans and Democrats (along with a third group of independents) — making it a perennial battleground in presidential elections, with margins of victory that have sometimes come down to a matter of a few tenths of 1 percent. Wisconsin is the state that gave birth to government unions in the 1950s but also to Joseph McCarthy, who railed against people he accused of being Communists.

“The Republicans are really Republicans here, and the Democrats are really Democrats, so the candidates who come out of primaries reflect that,” said Ken Goldstein, a political scientist from the University of Wisconsin.

Two years after the state elected President Barack Obama by a wide margin, it elected conservative Republicans — some of them supported by Tea Party groups — to the state legislature, the Senate and to the governor’s office in November.

The flip has emboldened Walker, the new Republican governor who has proposed the cuts to benefits and bargaining rights, arguing that he desperately needs to bridge a deficit expected to reach $3.6 billion for the coming two-year budget. It has outraged Democrats, who, lacking votes, have resorted to procedural tactics. And it has left the voices of moderates seemingly muted.

Union leaders have said they would accept the financial terms of Walker’s proposal. The more controversial provisions, though, would strip public employees of collective-bargaining rights.

In Whitewater, Ben Penwell, a lawyer whose wife is a public employee, said he saw no reason to strip away workers’ bargaining rights if they had agreed to benefit cuts.

“They’re willing to do what’s necessary fiscally without giving up rights in the future,” he said.

And Pat Wellnitz, working in his accounting office Sunday, wondered why such bargaining provisions were needed if the real problem was simply saving money.

“That’s pretty drastic even for a staunch Republican,” he said.

But others suggested that unions had perhaps had outlived their usefulness. Carrie Fox, who works at a billboard advertising company, said she hoped that the battle would encourage other governors to rein in public- and private-sector unions.

“I know there was a point for unions back in the day because people were being abused,” she said. “But now there’s workers’ rights; there’s laws that protect us.”

Continued from A1 But repairing all those dams would cost billions of dollars, and it is far from clear who would provide all the money in a recessionary era.

The Association of State Dam Safety Officials website lists 126 of Oregon’s 1,318 dams as having “high hazard potential.” Those data were collected in 2008.

The stakes are particularly high not just for Brassell and the other 4,000 residents of Lake Isabella, but for the 340,000 people who live in Bakersfield, 40 miles down the Kern River Canyon on the edge of California’s vast agricultural heartland. The Army Corps of Engineers, which built and operates the 57-yearold dam, learned several years ago that it had three serious problems: It was in danger of eroding internally; water could flow over its top in the most extreme flood season; and a fault underneath it was not inactive after all but could produce a strong earthquake. In a worst case, a catastrophic failure could send as much as 180 billion gallons of water — along with mud, boulders, trees and other debris, including, presumably, the ruins of Nelda’s Diner — churning down the canyon and into Bakersfield.

The floodwaters would turn the downtown and residential neighborhoods into a lake up to 30 feet deep and spread to industrial and agricultural areas.

The potential is for a 21stcentury version of the Johnstown Flood, a calamitous dam failure that killed more than 2,200 people in western Pennsylvania in 1889. But corps and local government officials say that the odds of such a disaster are extremely small, and that they have taken interim steps to reduce the risk, like preparing evacuation plans and limiting how much water can be stored behind the dam to less than two-thirds of the maximum.

Still, they acknowledge that the impact of a dam failure would be enormous.

“It’s not just the loss of life, potentially,” said David Serafini, lead technical expert for the corps on the project. “It’s the economic damages and the

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Mercato site on the market in short sale

By Tim Doran The Bulletin

In the past, the property at 721 S.W. Industrial Way was the site of the Brooks-Scanlon crane shed, a reminder of Bend’s history as a logging town.

For the future, the site had been approved for a development of condos, shops, restaurants and offices built around a piazza.

Now, it’s back on the market

MUMBAI, India — British oil giant BP said Monday that it would pay $7.2 billion to buy into India’s fast-growing oil and gas industry. It is BP’s second big deal in two months, as it seeks to rebuild after last year’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

BP will take a 30 percent stake in 23 oil and gas fields operated by Reliance Industries, India’s largest private company. Reliance would receive an additional $1.8 billion if the companies found more oil and gas than expected.

The companies also said they would create a 50-50 joint venture to buy, transport and market natural gas, which is increasingly in demand in India as the country’s economy grows at nearly 9 percent a year.

— in a short sale.

Compass Commercial Real Estate Services lists the 4.3acre property — located on a bluff overlooking the Deschutes River — for $2.2 million, about half of what developer Stephen Trono and the Trono Group LLC paid in 2005 at the height of the real estate boom. In a short sale, the lender agrees to allow the property to be sold for less than what is owed on it.

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The property where the Mercato development was planned, on Industrial Way in Bend, sits empty in November 2008.

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FDIC considering suing WaMu leaders The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has sent letters to several former executives of Washington Mutual warning that it was considering taking legal action tied to their role in the collapse of the savings bank, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.

FDIC officials have discussed seeking damages of up to $1 billion, but the talks are still continuing and the agency could decide to drop its claims against all or some of the former executives, this person added.

It was unclear when any final decision would be made.

An FDIC spokesman, Andrew Gray, declined to comment Monday.

The bank’s critics argue that Kerry Killinger, Washington Mutual’s longtime chief executive, oversaw an aggressive push into risky subprime mortgage lending that ultimately drove the bank to the brink. But Killinger and other WaMu officers denied any wrongdoing, insisting that they acted prudently but fell victim to the turbulent markets of 2008.

The news of the letters was first reported by the online edition of The Wall Street Journal.

News Corp. deal unites 2 Murdochs News Corp. said Monday that it had reached an agreement in principle to buy the Shine Group, the production company run by Rupert Murdoch’s daughter Elisabeth.

The agreement assigns Shine, which produces hit TV shows like “The Biggest Loser” and “MasterChef,” an enterprise value of about $673.5 million.

Analysts see the widely anticipated deal as the latest effort by Murdoch, the chairman and chief executive, to bring three of his children back into the News Corp. empire.

Last month, Shine confirmed that it had hired JPMorgan Chase as a financial adviser for potential deals.

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Sam Lambert, 32, manager of the Mid Oregon Personnel office in Bend, says the hot jobs in Bend are in manufacturing devices and alternative energy systems.

Mid Oregon Personnel has adapted through the years

By Ed Merriman The Bulletin

At Mid Oregon Personnel, sales from placing workers in jobs throughout Central Oregon rebounded in 2010 after hitting rock bottom in 2009, and 2011 is starting out even better. The company is posting its best January ever, according to Sam Lambert, manager of the Mid Oregon Personnel office in Bend.

He was 6 years old when his father, Greg Lambert, founded the company under the name Mid Oregon Labor Contractor in 1984, during an era when Central Oregon’s economy was heavily dependent on timber, and the bulk of their job placement orders were related to forest harvesting and planting, lumber mills or construction companies.

As was the custom for generations of young men across Central Oregon, Lambert went to work in a log-cutting mill after he graduated from Crook County High School in 1996, but by then, he said, all but three of the dozen or more mills that once operated in the region had already shut down due to environmental lawsuits and federal policy changes that shut

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off the supply of logs from federal lands.

Lambert saw the writing on the wall and took some classes at Central Oregon Community College. He accepted a job at the family business in 2000 — the same year the company’s name was changed to Mid Oregon Personnel, to reflect the region’s diversifying employment base.

“The mid-1990s was when things started to change across the board in Central Oregon, and the economy was diversifying,” Sam Lambert said.

Mid Oregon Personnel is headquartered in Prineville, where Greg Lambert oversees the day-to-day operation of the business as president and CEO. In addition to the corporate headquarters, the company operates personnel employment services offices Prineville, Madras, Redmond and Bend.

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The rising political turmoil in Libya sent jitters through global financial markets, with European shares falling on Monday and Asian markets starting out sharply lower on Tuesday.

While U.S. investors have so far ridden out the tumult in the Middle East, analysts said Monday that they would have a harder time shrugging off the upheaval as it spread through-

out the Middle East and North Africa. A spike in oil prices Monday was particularly worrisome, they said, because expensive oil could snuff out the nascent worldwide economic recovery.

That was the main reason European stocks dropped more than a percentage point Monday. At midday on Tuesday, the Nikkei 225 was down 2 percent and the Hang Seng in Hong Kong also fell 2 percent.

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Blogs wane as young drift to social sites

By Verne G. Kopytoff

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SAN FRANCISCO — Like any aspiring filmmaker, Michael McDonald, a high school senior, used a blog to show off his videos. But discouraged by how few people bothered to visit, he instead started posting his clips on Facebook, where his friends were sure to see and comment on his editing skills.

“I don’t use my blog anymore,” said McDonald, who lives in San Francisco. “All the people I’m trying to reach are

on Facebook.”

Blogs were once the outlet of choice for people who wanted to express themselves online.

But with the rise of sites like Facebook and Twitter, they are losing their allure for many people — particularly the younger generation.

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SAN GABRIEL, Mexico — In the past, farmers would make the dangerous trek north from this tiny town hidden in the rugged folds of the Jalisco mountain range to the United States, hoping to earn enough money doing odd jobs to cover debts incurred while cultivating the small plots of land that have been in their families for generations.

But more recently, many have managed to avoid the trips, staying home as the result of a new venture with PepsiCo, which buys their crops.

“Some of us used to go north to work to make money to pay off debts, but no longer,” said Martin Ramos Torres, a farmer, adding that at least two members of the cooperative he leads had been caught by U.S. border patrol agents and deported. “In just three years, everything has

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Blockbuster Men bounce back faster from recession puts itself on auction block THE EMPLOYMENT PICTURE

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By Ben Fritz Los Angeles Times

LOS ANGELES — Home video chain Blockbuster Inc., in bankruptcy, has opted to put itself up for sale after creditors were unable to agree on a recapitalization plan.

The Dallas-based company said Monday that it has submitted a plan for an auction process to U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York. A holding company formed by four if its largest creditors — Monarch Alternative Capital, Owl Creek Asset Management, Stonehill Capital Management and Varde Partners — has submitted an opening “stalking horse” bid of $290 million.

The offer is intended to create a floor for future bids, though if none come in, the company would end up in the hands of those creditors.

Billionaire corporate raider Carl Icahn, the largest owner of Blockbuster’s debt, is not part of the stalking horse bid.

In a statement, Blockbuster Chief Executive Jim Keyes said the company hopes to draw offers from both strategic and financial investors. “This will ... allow for the consolidation of ownership of the company to those with a clear and focused vision for Blockbuster’s future,” he said.

When Blockbuster filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in September, the owners of $630 million of its senior secured bonds said they intended to exchange their debt for full ownership of the company.

That plan appears to have fallen apart in bankruptcy court proceedings, however, leading to the new sales process.

2 top executives quit Alibaba amid inquiry

By David Barboza New York Times News Service

Alibaba.com, a fast-growing Chinese electronic commerce site that is partly owned by Yahoo, said Monday that its chief executive and chief operating officer had resigned amid an internal investigation of fraud at the company.

In a statement released late Monday, Alibaba said that its longtime chief executive, David Wei, and the chief operating officer, Elvis Lee, had not been involved in the fraud but that they had resigned after accepting responsibility for failing to stop it.

The company said the fraud had been small and would not affect its financial performance.

But the announcement stunned the technology community in

WASHINGTON — The early stages of the economic recovery have taken on a decidedly masculine tone.

It was job gains by men that fueled January’s steep decline in the national unemployment rate from 9.4 percent to 9 percent.

In fact, men have gained 438,000 jobs since the Great Recession officially ended in June 2009, while women have lost 366,000 over the same period, according to Labor Department figures.

And the 984,000 jobs created from January 2010 to January 2011? Only 47,000 went to women.

That’s less than 1 of every 20 new job openings.

These numbers would barely draw a second look in the aftermath of past recessions, when women made up a much smaller share of the labor force. But women now account for nearly half of all U.S. workers, so the great disparity is all the more startling.

The trend has given a new gender-specific meaning to the phrase “jobless recovery” and is further proof that the hiring rebound isn’t reaching all groups.

“The improvements in the overall employment picture obscure what’s happening to women. In fact, women have lost ground

Wages remain low as employment rises WASHINGTON — Amy Valle is caught in a labor- market recovery that’s forcing some Americans to settle for less.

Before she lost her job as a full-time health-department case worker last November, she was making $23 an hour.

Now she’s paid $10 an hour as a part-time assistant coordinator in an after-school program.

“From here on out, it will be a struggle,” said Valle, 32, of Oswego, Ill., whose husband lost his $50,000 government job and still is out of work after a year. “I don’t feel like there’s any place we can go to get what we were getting paid.”

The improvement in the unemployment rate to 9 percent in January from a two-decade peak of 10.1 percent in October 2009 masks a new reality: Many of the jobs people are taking as the economy rebounds offer lower pay, fewer hours and worse benefits than some of the 8.75 million positions that disappeared

since the recovery began,” said a recent statement by Nancy Duff Campbell, co-president of the National Women’s Law Center.

However, some observers say

because of the recession, according to Paul Ashworth, chief U.S. economist at Capital Economics in Toronto.

This may restrain income growth, limiting bigger gains in consumer spending, which accounts for about 70 percent of the U.S. economy. It also underscores Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s contention that wages, which increased 1.7 percent on an average hourly basis last year, have acted as a constraint on inflation, allowing the central bank to keep interest rates at record lows to sustain growth.

“In the last recovery, we were adding management jobs at this point, and this time it’s disappointing,” said Ashworth, who published a report on Jan. 27 about pre- and post-slump employment based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

“The very best jobs, we’re still losing those.”

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the one-sided jobs picture is more about economic justice than gender bias.

The Great Recession has been called the “mancession” because

men absorbed 7 of 10 job losses during the downturn.

Male-dominated industries such as manufacturing, transportation and wholesale trade shed millions of jobs. Even in fields where men weren’t a majority of workers, they still got hit harder, said Heather Boushey, senior economist at the Center for American Progress, a liberal research group.

So as these and other industries slowly rebound, Boushey said it’s hardly a surprise that men have landed more than 95 percent of new jobs in the recovery, or “mancovery” as it’s playing out.

“If I get hit harder than you do, it does make sense that my recovery should be more dramatic.

That’s just logical,” Boushey said.

After largely avoiding much of the job jeopardy that men faced, women are now enduring some belated suffering.

Education, health care and state and local government fueled women’s job opportunities during the recession. But because women make up nearly 60 percent of government workers, they’ve felt the brunt of recent layoffs at the state and local level.

During the past year, women lost 202,000 government jobs, or 4 out of 5 that were eliminated nationwide.

Choi Gwanggi, an engineer tasked with overseeing South Koreas Internet expansion plan, works at his office in Seoul, South Korea, in January.

South Korea has a plan to connect every home in the country to the Internet at a speed of one gigabit per second, more than 200 times as fast as the average household setup in the U.S.

China because Wei was one of the country’s most prominent chief executives and Alibaba. com was one of the most successful Chinese Internet startups.

The company said in its statement that 100 sales officers at Alibaba had helped perpetrate the fraud by allowing fake companies in China to register and sell products on Alibaba’s international website as “Gold Suppliers,” which suggested that they were among the more trustworthy.

According to the company’s investigation, false companies listed on Alibaba.com often lured overseas customers, including some from the United States, into paying for consumer electronics, like laptops and televisions.

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Downtown Seattle is poised for a boom in apartment construction as real estate developers bet that the foreclosure crisis will boost demand for rental property.

Rental construction on the rise amid foreclosure crisis

By Hui-yong Yu Bloomberg News

SEATTLE — Bentall Kennedy plans to break ground

by June on a 654-unit luxuryapartment complex in downtown Seattle, a $200 million wager by the real estate firm that it will be cheaper to build than buy as the foreclosure crisis drives up demand for rental properties.

The project, at Sixth Avenue between Lenora and Blanchard Streets, will be the first apartments the company has built in the city in 10 years, said John Parker, president of the U.S. arm of Toronto-based Bentall Kennedy. The firm oversees $23 billion of real estate.

“There will be a spike in rents over the next one to three years,” Parker said in an interview at the company’s U.S. headquarters in Seattle. “It’s in anticipation of the spike in rents that we can be comfortable on our return on costs. A few years ago, we couldn’t do that.”

Companies like Parker’s and AvalonBay Communities Inc., the second-biggest publicly traded U.S. apartment owner, are stepping up new rental construction as vacancy rates fall

and building costs hold steady.

Starts on multifamily homes, including townhouses and apartments, jumped 78 percent in January from the previous month to an annual pace of 183,000, the highest since February 2009, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.

Work on single-family houses decreased 1 percent.

The producer price index for construction materials rose 4.9 percent in January from a year earlier, while the PPI for new office buildings — the best proxy for luxury apartments — gained 0.4 percent, according to Associated General Contractors of America, a trade group based in Arlington, Va. The PPI for office buildings reflects finished projects and includes contractors’ bids.

“Materials costs are rising, but contractors aren’t pushing them through because they’re bidding so fiercely to get work that they’re offering to deliver the building at the same price as a year ago,” said Ken Simonson, chief economist of the contractors’ trade group. “The trend throughout 2010 was for these bid prices to stay pretty flat or even drop.”

For S. Korea, blazing Internet connection isn’t fast enough Government plans to connect every home at 1 gigabit per second

By Mark McDonald New York Times News Service

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea already claims the world’s fastest Internet connections — the fastest globally by far — but that is hardly good enough for the government here.

By the end of 2012, South Korea intends to connect every home in the country to the Internet at 1 gigabit per second. That would be a tenfold increase from the already blazing national standard and more than 200 times as fast as the average household setup in the United States.

A pilot gigabit project initiated by the government is under way, with 5,000 households in five South Korean cities wired. Each customer pays about 30,000 won a month, or less than $27.

“South Korean homes now have greater Internet access than we do,” President Barack Obama said in his State of the Union address last month. Last week, Obama unveiled an $18.7 billion broadband spending program.

While Americans are clipclopping along, trailing the Latvians and the Romanians in terms of Internet speed, the South Koreans are at a full gallop. Their average Internet connections are far faster than even No. 2 Hong Kong and No. 3 Japan, according to the Internet analyst Akamai Technologies.

Glimpsing the future Overseeing South Korea’s audacious expansion plan is Choi Gwang-gi, 28, a soft-spoken engineer. He hardly looks the part of a

visionary or a revolutionary as he sential, and all the technologists pads around his government-gray will tell you this,” said Don Noroffice in vinyl slippers. man, co-founder of the Nielsen But Choi has glimpsed the fu- Norman Group, a leading technolture — the way the Internet needs ogy consultancy in Fremont, Calif. to behave for the next decade or “We’re all going to be doing cloud so — and he is trying to help Ko- computing, for example, and that rea get there. During an interview won’t work if you’re not always at his busy office in central Seoul, connected. Games. VideoconferChoi sketched out encing. Video on — in pencil — a demand. All this tidy little schemat- “A lot of Koreans will require huge ic of the govern- are early adopters, bandwidth, huge ment’s ambitious speed.” and we thought project.

The South Ko“A lot of Ko- we needed to rean project is also reans are early meant to increase adopters,” Choi be prepared for wireless broadsaid, “and we things like 3-D TV, band services thought we needtenfold. ed to be prepared Internet protocol “The name of for things like 3-D TV, high-definition the game is how TV, Internet protofast you can get multimedia, col TV, high-defithe content,” said nition multimedia, gaming and Kiyung Nam, a gaming and vid- videoconferencing, spokesman for the eoconferencing, Korean consumer ultra-high-defi- ultra-highelectronics giant nition TV, cloud definition TV, cloud Samsung Eleccomputing.” tronics. “People Never mind that computing.” want to download some of these deand enjoy their — Choi Gwang-gi, vices and applicacontent on the go. tions are still un- engineer who is But right now it’s der development overseeing South not seamless. It’s by engineers in Korea’s Internet plan not perfect.”

Seoul, Tokyo and The idea of the San Jose, Calif. gigabit Internet is For Choi, nothing seems outland- not a new one, said Norman, the ish, unthinkable or improbable American consultant. But largeanymore. And the government scale adoptions have not yet taken here intends to be ready with hold, especially outside Asia. plenty of network speed when all the new ideas, games and gizmos Affordable Internet come pouring out of the pipeline.

“The gigabit Internet is essenSouth Koreans pay an average tial for the future, absolutely es- of $38 a month for connections of

100 megabits a second, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

Americans pay an average of $46 for service that is molasses by comparison.

Choi declined to guess what private South Korean service providers might charge for the 1-gigabit service. But he said it would be nowhere near the $70 a month charged for gigabit rates in Japan.

“I can’t imagine anyone in Korea paying that much,” he said.

“No, no, that’s unthinkable.”

Choi’s gigabit program is just one of several Internet-related projects being coordinated by the government here over the next four years. Their overall cost is projected to be $24.6 billion, with the government expected to put up about $1 billion of that amount, according to the Korea Communications Commission.

Private South Korean firms, notably KT (the former Korea Telecom), SK Telecom and the cable provider CJ Hellovision, are the principal participants in the gigabit project. The government’s financial contribution in 2010, Choi said, would be just $4.5 million.

For now, most Korean consumers use their blessings of bandwidth largely for lightning Internet access and entertainment — multiplayer gaming, streaming Internet TV, fast video downloads and the like. Corporations are doing more high-definition videoconferencing, especially simultaneous sessions with multiple overseas clients, and technologists are eager to see what new businesses will be created or how existing businesses will be enhanced through the new gigabit capability.

C OV ER S T OR I ES

THE BULLETIN • Tuesday, February 22, 2011 B3

Personnel

Pepsi

Mercato

Continued from B1 Current employment companywide totals 12, which Lambert said is one more than the pre-recession level and three more than in 2009 when the company’s job placements hit rock bottom.

Today, the company how employs four people in Prineville, two in the Redmond office, one in Madras and five in Bend.

He said growth in sales out of the Bend office has been strongest the last couple of years, requiring a staff increase from three to five.

“We never were a day labor personnel agency. Even when our client base was primarily lumber and manufacturing, we didn’t do much, if any, day labor (employment). Our service has always been finding personnel to fill long-term needs of our (employer) clients,” said Sam Lambert.

At Mid Oregon Personnel, the company reads résumés and interviews job applicants and does other screening before referring them to employer clients. Generally the employees stay on the payroll at Mid Oregon Personnel for 90 days, after which the companies can hire them for permanent position, Lambert said.

One change he’s seen lately is that with uncertainty about the economy, more and more manufacturing companies are skittish about hiring permanent workers, preferring to stick with temporaries, rotating hiring arrangements for longer periods, Lambert said.

Here are his answers to questions about the company and changes in the region’s employment opportunities.

Continued from B1 The deal enables the small farmers to secure credit to buy seeds and fertilizer, crop insurance and equipment.

“Before, I had to sell my cow to buy what I needed,” said Jose Guzman Santana, another farmer selling to Pepsi. “Now I keep the cow and my family has milk while I grow my crop.”

PepsiCo’s work with the corn farmers reflects a relatively new approach by corporations trying to maintain a business edge while helping out small communities and farmers. Begun as a pilot project by the foundation affiliated with the company’s Sabritas snack foods division, it is expanding to about 850 farmers to develop a local source of sunflower oil, which the company needs to improve the nutritional quality of its products.

The corn project saved PepsiCo transportation costs because the farms were close to two of its factories, and the use of local farms assured it access to types of corn best suited to its products and processes. “That gives us great leverage because corn prices don’t fluctuate so much, but transportation costs do,” said Pedro Padierna, president of PepsiCo’s operations in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.

The social benefits of the corn program are obvious in higher incomes that have improved nutritional and educational standards among the participating farmers, not to mention its impact on illegal immigration and possibly even the reduction of marijuana production.

The sunflower farmers are expected to see similar benefits — but PepsiCo insists those benefits are ancillary to the business rationale for the program.

Continued from B1 “Their goal is to sell it, get as much as they possibly can, pay off the bank note and move on,” said Darren Powderly, one of two Compass Commercial brokers listing the property.

Trono bought the property in 2005 from the Crown Investment Group, which sold it after demolishing the former crane shed without a permit during an August night in 2004. The city won a $100,000 judgment against Crown in 2005 in Deschutes County Circuit Court for tearing down the historic landmark.

In 2006, the city of Bend approved The Mercato, a sixbuilding project with 33,300 square feet of retail, 19,500 square feet of restaurants, 20,700 square feet of offices, 54 condominiums and underground parking. Zoning on the property allows hotel, office, retail and other uses.

Deschutes County records list the property’s 2010 real market value at about $2.5 million, about $1.3 million less than the real market value in 2009.

In March 2010, Medfordbased PremierWest Bank filed a breach of contract lawsuit against Trono and his company seeking repayment of the $4.7 million loan securing the property. PremierWest was not involved in financing the development of the site, its president said at the time.

Bank representatives and Trono both hoped to work out the terms of the lawsuit, they said in March, and the developer still had hopes of building The Mercato, although he said the market would not support it for at least three years.

The lawsuit is still pending in Deschutes County Circuit Court, according to the Oregon Judicial Information Network.

Trono was critically wounded July 28 when his wife shot him multiple times when she mistook him for an intruder in their Bend home. He was released from Oregon Health & Sciences University in October.

City approval of The Mercato expired in the summer when conditions of the permit were not met, said Aaron Henson, senior planner for the city of Bend. However, the city will generally allow developers to reapply within two years of expiration and pay only the cost of services required to handle the permit, he said.

Q:

How bad was Mid Oregon Personnel hit by the crash of the housing, construction and timber industries during the recession of 2008 and 2009.

In our 27 years in business, 2009 was the worst year we had.

A:

Q: A:

Are you seeing signs that the economy has improved: In 2010 we definitely had a turnaround. We did quite well in 2010. The Bend office did better, but all of the offices saw at least some improvement. Sales were up every month in 2010 compared to 2009, with the exception of February, and January 2011 was the best January we’ve had.

Q:

How many personnel agencies like yours were operating in Central Oregon during the boom years and how many are left?

In 2007 there were about 12 agencies that offer similar services, and today there are four.

A:

Q:

How has the mix of job orders placed with Mid Oregon Personnel changed over the years?

We still supply workers for sawmills, cut plants, construction projects, cabinet shops, truss plants and wood products manufacturing, but where that was 90 percent of our business from 1984 to the mid-’90s, today it’s closer to 50 percent.

A:

Q: A:

How did the company cope with the region’s changing employment picture?

When I came to work here in 2000, we made a serious effort to break into clerical and professional hiring. We made a point of hiring people to fill positions as attorney and medical personnel, cost accountants, legal secretaries, engineers, draftsmen and lots and lots of administrative assistants and data personnel.

Q: A:

What are the hot jobs today in Central Oregon?

The tech sector is a growing segment, and in manufacturing, we are doing a lot more with medical device manufacturers and alternative energy companies.

Q: A:

Have wages recovered from the losses reported during the recession in 2008 and 2009?

Generally speaking, the wages dropped a little during the crash but they have started to come back up, especially in the Bend area. Newer companies manufacturing medical devices and alternative energy systems are able to pay more competitive wages.

Q: A:

What are today’s employers looking for in employees?

More technical skills are required for some jobs today compared to years past, but some things really don’t change. Employers are looking for a reliable, dependable, trustworthy employee. Those things are transferable.

They cross all boundaries and types of work. Everyone wants to work with pleasant people, and they want to work with people they can trust.

Ed Merriman can be reached at 541-617-7820 or emerriman@ bendbulletin.com.

A win-win A growing number of major companies have adopted similar business tacks aimed at profitability that also prove to be economically and socially beneficial for needy people. One of the earliest examples was Danone’s development of a vitamin-enhanced yogurt product that sells for 11 cents in Bangladesh. The product is profit-neutral, but has given the company valuable insights into the 2.5 billion potential consumers who live on less than $2.50 a day.

“These are markets,” Harry Verhaar, head of strategic sustainability initiatives at Philips Electronics, said of countries with sizable populations of impoverished consumers.

Philips has begun selling lowcost, solar-powered lighting products in Africa to people who lack access to the electrical grid.

“We are developing products to address them that are economically good for us as a company and also good for ecology and good for consumers,” Verhaar said.

The products reduce the use of kerosene, the fuel of choice among the world’s poorest consumers. Because they light homes that previously went dark at sundown, they may enable a

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Josue Rodriguez Alvarez delivers corn to a mill in San Gabriel, Mexico in December. Some 300 small farmers here no longer sell their corn to middlemen but directly to PepsiCo, which guarantees the price it will pay for their crops upfront. child to study longer or a community to enjoy an evening soccer game.

And they have spawned business. “A guy will set up a small shop with a large solar panel on the roof or behind and charge a small fee for recharging the solar light,” Verhaar said.

“We are seeing an increased focus by companies looking to see how they can use their core capabilities for public good rather than simply writing a big check,” said Gaurav Gupta, regional director for Asia at Dalberg Global Development Advisors, a consulting firm focused on international development.

“They’re starting to realize that the marginal cost of doing a little extra good produces such a great impact — and not only in terms of good will, but also because it’s good for business.”

Gupta stressed that what was emerging was not “corporate social responsibility,” a loosely defined concept typically driven by corporate marketing departments, which he said was “largely nonsense.”

“This is about a company’s core activity, which is something it is constantly thinking about and working to improve,” he said. “Its impact on business can be defined and measured.”

Profit from potatoes Derek Yach, the former World Health Organization official who is now PepsiCo’s senior vice president of global health and agriculture policy, said firmly: “This is a business. All the good things we want to do have to be financed out of the profits of the company, so why not do them while we are doing our business?” Padierna described the program in the state of Jalisco as Act II of a three-act play, which started when the company needed a way to mitigate its impact on the potato market. Through a guaranteed purchase system similar to the one it uses with the small farmers, PepsiCo enticed big agribusinesses to invest in the development of potato varieties better suited to Mexico’s

tropical climate and also mitigated its impact on potato prices, which swung wildly because its demand was so high.

Today, the company is the largest buyer of potatoes produced in Mexico, accounting for about 22 percent of total potato purchases there.

A farming challenge Working with small farmers was a bigger challenge. Guzman and Ramos, for instance, had little experience with pesticides, having previously relied on the local priest to bless away worms.

Nor did they maintain bank accounts, a hurdle to payment by wire transfer. “We didn’t have money to put in the bank,” said Bonifacio Villalvazo, who together with Guzman and Ramos is a member of one of the cooperatives created by the program.

The company teamed up with a Mexican nonprofit group, Fundacion Sembrando Trabajo, which extended to farmers in Jalisco a program it had begun in Chiapas. “The levers we use in this program are tiny, but they have tremendous impact,” said Alberto Castelazo, chairman of Sembrando Trabajo.

A team of engineers from the nonprofit did soil and other tests to determine what seeds and fertilizers would work best. The engineers live nearby so are frequently on hand to offer farmers advice and services, like delivering the seeds, instructing farmers on how to plant them and counseling on the safe disposal of pesticide containers, which in the past had been reused to store water and other things.

“They taught us to first triplewash them and then to poke holes in the bottom so they can’t be reused,” Guzman said. “Now we use them to make fences” — which in turn reduces the need to cut down trees, thereby reducing soil erosion.

Other members of the group repeatedly stressed how helpful it was to know they would receive their seeds and supplies on time.

In the past, they worked through intermediaries who would sell

Blogs Continued from B1 The Internet and American Life Project at the Pew Research Center found that from 2006 to 2009, blogging among children ages 12 to 17 fell by half; now 14 percent of children those ages who use the Internet have blogs.

Among 18-to-33-year-olds, the project said in a report last year, blogging dropped two percentage points in 2010 from two years earlier.

Former bloggers said they were too busy to write lengthy posts and were uninspired by a lack of readers. Others said they had no interest in creating a blog because social networking did a good enough job keeping them in touch with friends and family.

Blogs went largely unchallenged until Facebook reshaped consumer behavior with its allpurpose hub for posting everything social. Twitter, which allows messages of no longer than 140 characters, also contributed to the upheaval.

No longer did Internet users need a blog to connect with the world. They could instead post quick updates to complain about the weather, link to articles that infuriated them, comment on news events, share photos or promote some cause — all the things a blog was intended to do.

Indeed, small talk shifted in large part to social networking, said Elisa Camahort Page, cofounder of BlogHer, a women’s

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Michael McDonald, a senior at Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep School in San Francisco, is an aspiring filmmaker who used to blog his videos but now posts his clips on Facebook, where his friends can view and comment on his editing skills. blog network. Still, blogs remain a home of more meaty discussions, she said. “If you’re looking for substantive conversation, you turn to blogs,” Camahort Page said. “You aren’t going to find it on Facebook, and you aren’t going to find it in 140 characters on Twitter.”

Lee Rainie, director of the Internet and American Life Project, says that blogging is not so much dying as shifting with the times. Entrepreneurs have taken some of the features popularized by blogging and weaved them into other kinds of services. “The act of telling your story and sharing part of your life with somebody is alive and

well — even more so than at the dawn of blogging,” Rainie said.

“It’s just morphing onto other platforms.”

The effect is seen on the companies providing the blogging platforms. Blogger, owned by Google, had fewer unique visitors in the United States in December than it had a year earlier — a 2 percent decline, to 58.6 million — although globally, Blogger’s unique visitors rose 9 percent, to 323 million.

LiveJournal, another blogging service, has decided to emphasize communities. Connecting people who share an interest in celebrity gossip, for instance, provides the social interaction

them what they needed to plant their crops, financing some or all of their purchases.

The intermediaries decided when to deliver seeds and fertilizer and when the farmers would harvest. And almost invariably, the price an intermediary would pay for that crop was less than the amount a farmer owed him — assuming he even agreed to take the crop. “I planted a lot less because I didn’t know if I could sell it and I didn’t want to end up with a big debt,” said German Rodriguez Estrada, the youngest member of the cooperative.

“Now that I have a secure buyer, I plant twice as much.”

Ripple effect Indeed, the farmers said Pepsi’s purchase guarantee was the most valuable aspect of the program, benefiting even farmers that did not participate. “My neighbors come to me and ask what Sabritas is going to pay me for my crop,” Ramos said. “Now everyone is getting that price.”

The farmers said the price was higher than they ever got from any intermediary, which means they end up with money in the bank after a crop is harvested. Sembrando Trabajo estimates that while their output has increased about 160 percent, their incomes have tripled over the three years the program has been in place.

“Well, it depends on the year and the crop, but, yes, we all have higher incomes in general,” said Matias Estrada Figueroa, the treasurer of the cooperative.

They now maintain bank accounts, which Ellis Juan, representative of the Inter-American Development Bank in Mexico, considers one of the primary “macro” benefits of the program.

“The minute one of these farmers gains access to the financial system, he in a sense has to become legal,” Juan said. “He may have to pay taxes, which is good for Mexico, but he also develops a credit history that might later give him access to a loan he could use to send his child to college.”

that “classic” blogging lacks, said Sue Rosenstock, a spokeswoman for LiveJournal, which is owned by SUP, a Russian online media company. “Blogging can be a very lonely occupation; you write out into the abyss,” she said.

But some blogging services like Tumblr and WordPress seem to have avoided any decline.

Toni Schneider, chief executive of Automattic, the company that commercializes the WordPress blogging software, explains that WordPress is mostly for serious bloggers, not the younger novices who are defecting to social networking.

In any case, he said bloggers often use Facebook and Twitter to promote their blog posts to a wider audience. Rather than being competitors, he said, they are complementary.

“There is a lot of fragmentation,” Schneider said. “But at this point, anyone who is taking blogging seriously — they’re using several mediums to get a large amount of their traffic.”

While the younger generation is losing interest in blogging, people approaching middle age and older are sticking with it.

Among 34-to-45-year-olds who use the Internet, the percentage who blog increased six points, to 16 percent, in 2010 from two years earlier, the Pew survey found. Blogging by 46-to-55year-olds increased five percentage points, to 11 percent, while blogging among 65-to-73-yearolds rose two percentage points, to 8 percent.

Tim Doran can be reached at 541-383-0360 or at tdoran@ bendbulletin.com.

Markets Continued from B1 U.S. markets were closed Monday for Presidents Day. “Over the past few weeks, we had a domino effect, and the concern is that anything can happen,” said Justin Urquhart Stewart, co-founder of Seven Investment Management in London. “At the moment the ripple is very small, but it has the potential to turn into something bigger quickly.”

Other analysts said the unrest had not yet unnerved U.S. investors. Crucial U.S. stock indexes have steadily risen in 2011 to levels not seen since the financial crisis started, and those gains could continue this week, analysts said.

Still, the problems abroad are becoming harder to overlook. After the toppling of leaders in Egypt and Tunisia, antigovernment protesters in Yemen and Libya are seeking to oust their leaders. Moammar Gadhafi’s government in Libya on Monday struck back at dissenters, using warplanes and militiamen to fire on protesters.

Market stability in the United States and abroad depends on the price of oil leveling off, which seems unlikely given all the turmoil.

Western countries fear being cut off from the oil supply in Libya, which exports about 1.5 million barrels of oil a day, making it one of Africa’s largest holders of crude oil reserves. There was ample reason for concern, as oil companies — including Eni of Italy, the largest energy producer in Libya — began to evacuate employees.

In turn, oil prices soared.

Brent crude, a global benchmark for oil that trades in London, jumped more than 2 percent to above $105 a barrel.

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BUSINESS CALENDAR TODAY FREE TAX-PREPARATION SESSIONS: Free tax-preparation services with certified tax volunteers available for assistance. For more information and to schedule an appointment, call 541-388-1133 or visit www. yourmoneyback.org; free; 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; Bend Senior Center, 1600 S.E. Reed Market Road; 541-388-1133.

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21ST CENTURY LEADERSHIP IN CHALLENGING TIMES: A Bend chamber event, Les Stiles, former Deschutes County Sheriff, will explain the traits, characteristics and skills needed to be an effective leader. For more information and to register visit www.bendchamber.org/calendar/emailBSP-PM.htm; $25 for members and $45 for general public; 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; Bend Golf and Country Club, 61045 Country Club Drive; 541-382-7437.

REDMOND CHAMBER BUSINESS AFTER HOURS: 4:30-5:30 p.m.; Redmond Public Library, 827 S.W. Deschutes Ave.; 541-312-1050.

2011 TAX UPDATE FOR LANDLORDS: Sponsored by the Central Oregon Rental Owners Association. Register

by Feb. 18 for class discount; $10 for members, $15 for nonmembers; 5:308 p.m.; Plus Property Management, 1005 S.W. Glacier Ave., Redmond; 541-389-2486.

FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER CLASS: Complimentary dinner served. RSVP to Aspen at 541-390-8736 or Elizabeth at 541-318-5500; free; 6 p.m.; Evergreen Home Loans, 916 S.W. 17th St., Redmond; 541-548-0870.

HOME ENERGY IQ: Home energy IQ gives an understanding of how energy use impacts the health, comfort and safety of homes. Through this course, learn to identify do-it-yourself improvements and those that require a contractor to improve your home energy IQ. Registration requested; $59; 6-8:30 p.m.; Redmond Public Library, 827 S.W. Deschutes Ave.; 866-3687878 or http://energytrust.org/events.

HOW TO DEVELOP A BUSINESS PLAN: Registration required; $49; 6-9 p.m.; Central Oregon Community College, 2600 N.W. College Way, Bend; 541-383-7290 or http:// noncredit.cocc.edu.

FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER CLASS: Complimentary dinner served. RSVP to Aspen at 541-390-8736 or Elizabeth at 541-318-5500; free; 8 p.m.; Evergreen Home Loans, 916 S.W. 17th St., Redmond; 541-548-0870.

WEDNESDAY FREE TAX-PREPARATION SESSIONS: Free tax-preparation services with certified tax volunteers available for assistance. For more information and to schedule an appointment, call 541388-1133 or visit www.yourmoney back.org; free; 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; Bend Senior Center, 1600 S.E. Reed Market Road; 541-388-1133.

FREE TAX-PREPARATION SESSIONS: Free tax-preparation services with certified tax volunteers available for assistance. For more information and to schedule an appointment, call 541548-6325 or visit www.yourmoney back.org; free; 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Redmond Senior Center, 325 N.W. Dogwood Ave.; 541-548-6325.

IMPLEMENTING LEAN OFFICE: Five-session online course providing tools, resources and skill development to implement LEAN Office protocols. LEAN Office is a work improvement method focused on eliminating waste, reducing costs and improving efficiency. Register at www.simplicated.com/component/ option,com_dtregister/Itemid,9/.

Course dates: Jan. 26, Feb. 9, Feb. 23 and March 9; $199; 9 a.m.; 541-7887001.

FREE TAX-PREPARATION SESSIONS: For individuals and families at or below about $58,000 in gross income, these sessions provide free tax-preparation services. Certified tax volunteers will be available for assistance. Spanish translators will be available Feb. 9 and 19 and March 9 and 19; to schedule time with an interpreter, call 541-382-4366. For

more information and to schedule an appointment, call 541-504-1389 or visit www.yourmoneyback.org; free; 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Bend Public Library, 601 N.W. Wall St.; 541-312-1037.

RISK MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION LUNCHEON: Discussion of current market trends relating to investment real estate. Lunch provided. RSVP requested; $30; 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.; The Oxford Hotel, 10 N.W. Minnesota Ave., Bend; 541-389-8140 or jay. g.clark@chase.com.

BEND CHAMBER BUSINESS AFTER HOURS: RSVP by Feb. 22; 5-7 p.m.; Saving Grace, 1425 N.W. Kingston; 541-382-9227 or www.wliinc12 .com/bendorcoc/cwt/external/ wcpages/wcevents/eventregistration .aspx?eventID=5V8N6Y35.

SOCIAL MEDIA, MANAGING YOUR SITES: Part of the Online Marketing Series. Class continues March 2.

Registration required; $59; 6:30-8:30 p.m.; Central Oregon Community College, 2600 N.W. College Way, Bend; 541-383-7270 or http:// noncredit.cocc.edu.

THURSDAY EMPLOYEE MONITORING VS. PRIVACY IN THE WORKPLACE: Registration required; $50 per person; 7:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.; The Oxford Hotel, 10 N.W. Minnesota Ave., Bend; 541-388-6024 or denise.a.pollock@ state.or.us.

FREE TAX-PREPARATION SESSIONS: Free tax-preparation services with certified tax volunteers available for assistance. For more information and to schedule an appointment, call 541388-1133 or visit www.yourmoney back.org; free; 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; Bend Senior Center, 1600 S.E. Reed Market Road; 541-388-1133.

FREE TAX-PREPARATION SESSIONS: Free tax-preparation services with certified tax volunteers available for assistance. For more information and to schedule an appointment, call 541548-6325 or visit www.yourmoney back.org; free; 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Redmond Senior Center, 325 N.W. Dogwood Ave.; 541-548-6325.

GETTING THE MOST OUT OF SCHWAB.COM: Registration required; free; noon-1 p.m.; Charles Schwab & Co., 777 N.W. Wall St., Suite 201, Bend; 541-318-1794, luiz.soutomaior@ schwab.com or www.schwab.com.

LINKING ADOBE SUITE SOFTWARE: Registration required for this threeevening class Feb. 17, 24 and March 3; $99; 6-9 p.m.; Central Oregon Community College, 2600 N.W. College Way, Bend; 541-383-7270 or http://noncredit.cocc.edu.

PERS, TIER ONE/TIER TWO: A workshop to better understand the Public Employees Retirement System.

Registration requested; free; 6:30-7:30 p.m.; OnPoint Community Credit Union, 950 N. W. Bond St., Bend; 541-7492248 or nik.powell@onpointcu.com.

FRIDAY REDMOND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE COFFEE CLATTER: Free for chamber members.; 8:30-9:30 a.m.; Redmond Proficiency Academy, 631 W. Antler Ave.; 541-526-0882.

EDWARD JONES COFFEE CLUB: Current market and economic update including current rates; free; 9 a.m.; Sisters Coffee Co., 61292 S. U.S. Highway 97, Suite 105, Bend; 541617-8861.

FLASH ANIMATION, BEGINNING: Registration required; $59; 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Central Oregon Community College, 2600 N.W. College Way, Bend; 541-383-7270 or http:// noncredit.cocc.edu.

FREE TAX-PREPARATION SESSIONS: Free tax-preparation services with certified tax volunteers available for assistance. For more information and to schedule an appointment, call 541536-6237 or visit www.yourmoney back.org; 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; La Pine Senior Activity Center, 16450 Victory Way; 541-504-1389.

FREE TAX-PREPARATION SESSIONS: Free tax-preparation services with certified tax volunteers available for assistance. For more information and to schedule an appointment, call 541388-1133 or visit www.yourmoney back.org; free; 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; Bend Senior Center, 1600 S.E. Reed Market Road; 541-388-1133.

FREE TAX-PREPARATION SESSIONS: Free tax-preparation services with

certified tax volunteers available for assistance. For more information and to schedule an appointment, call 541548-6325 or visit www.yourmoney back.org; free; 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Redmond Senior Center, 325 N.W. Dogwood Ave.; 541-548-6325.

OREGON ALCOHOL SERVER PERMIT TRAINING: Meets the minimum requirements by the Oregon Liquor Control Commission to obtain the alcohol server permit. Preregistration required; $35; 9 a.m.-2 p.m.; Round Table Pizza, 1552 N.E. Third St., Bend; 541-330-6384 or www.happyhour training.com.

FREE TAX FRIDAY: Tax return reviews.

Call to schedule an appointment; free; 3-4 p.m.; Zoom Tax, 963 S.W. Simpson Ave., Suite 100, Bend; 541-385-9666 or www.facebook.com/Zoomtax.

SATURDAY BEGINNING QUICKBOOKS PRO: Registration required; $59; 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Prineville COIC Office, 2321 N.E. Third St.; 541-383-7270 or http:// noncredit.cocc.edu.

FREE TAX-PREPARATION SESSIONS: For individuals and families at or below about $58,000 in gross income, these sessions provide free tax-preparation services. Certified tax volunteers will be available for assistance. Spanish translators will be available Feb. 9 and 19 and March 9 and 19; to schedule time with an interpreter, call 541-382-4366. For more information and to schedule an appointment, call 541-504-1389 or visit www.yourmoneyback.org; free; 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Bend Public Library, 601 N.W. Wall St.; 541-312-1037.

FREE TAX-PREPARATION SESSIONS: For individuals and families at or below about $58,000 in gross income, these sessions provide free tax preparation services. Certified tax volunteers will be available for assistance. For more information and to schedule an appointment call 541447-3260 or visit www.yourmoney back.org; free; 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Prineville COIC Office, 2321 N.E. Third St.; 541-447-3119.

MONDAY FREE TAX-PREPARATION SESSIONS: Free tax-preparation services with certified tax volunteers available for assistance. For more information and to schedule an appointment, call 541536-6237 or visit www.yourmoney back.org; 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; La Pine Senior Activity Center, 16450 Victory Way; 541-504-1389.

FREE TAX-PREPARATION SESSIONS: Free tax-preparation services with certified tax volunteers available for assistance. For more information and to schedule an appointment, call 541388-1133 or visit www.yourmoney back.org; free; 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; Bend Senior Center, 1600 S.E. Reed Market Road; 541-388-1133.

FREE TAX-PREPARATION SESSIONS: Free tax-preparation services with certified tax volunteers available for assistance. For more information and to schedule an appointment, call 541548-6325 or visit www.yourmoney back.org; free; 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Redmond Senior Center, 325 N.W. Dogwood Ave.; 541-548-6325.

OREGON ALCOHOL SERVER PERMIT TRAINING: Meets the minimum requirements by the Oregon Liquor Control Commission to obtain the alcohol server permit. Preregistration required; $35; 9 a.m.-2 p.m.; Round Table Pizza, 1552 N.E. Third St., Bend; 541-330-6384 or www.happyhour training.com.

TUESDAY March 1 FREE TAX-PREPARATION SESSIONS: Free tax-preparation services with certified tax volunteers available for assistance. For more information and to schedule an appointment, call 541388-1133 or visit www.yourmoney back.org; free; 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; Bend Senior Center, 1600 S.E. Reed Market Road; 541-388-1133.

FREE TAX-PREPARATION SESSIONS: Free tax-preparation services with certified tax volunteers available for assistance. For more information and to schedule an appointment, call 541548-6325 or visit www.yourmoney back.org; free; 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Redmond Senior Center, 325 N.W.

Dogwood Ave.; 541-548-6325.

WEDNESDAY March 2 FREE TAX-PREPARATION SESSIONS: Free tax-preparation services with certified tax volunteers available for assistance. For more information and to schedule an appointment, call 541388-1133 or visit www.yourmoney back.org; free; 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; Bend Senior Center, 1600 S.E. Reed Market Road; 541-388-1133.

FREE TAX-PREPARATION SESSIONS: Free tax-preparation services with certified tax volunteers available for assistance. For more information and to schedule an appointment, call 541548-6325 or visit www.yourmoney back.org; free; 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Redmond Senior Center, 325 N.W. Dogwood Ave.; 541-548-6325.

FREE TAX-PREPARATION SESSIONS: For individuals and families at or below about $58,000 in gross income, these sessions provide free tax-preparation services. Certified tax volunteers will be available for assistance. Spanish translators will be available Feb. 9 and 19 and March 9 and 19; to schedule time with an interpreter, call 541-382-4366. For more information and to schedule an appointment, call 541-504-1389 or visit www.yourmoneyback.org; free; 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Bend Public Library, 601 N.W. Wall St.; 541-312-1037.

SOCIAL MEDIA, MANAGING YOUR SITES: Part of the Online Marketing Series. Class continues March 2.

Registration required; $59; 6:30-8:30 p.m.; Central Oregon Community College, 2600 N.W. College Way, Bend; 541-383-7270 or http:// noncredit.cocc.edu.

THURSDAY March 3 LEADERSHIP SKILLS SERIES: Central Oregon Community College’s Small Business Development Center will offer a nine month series designed to give managers and team leaders the skills they need to succeed in their organizations; entire series costs $645, individual seminars are $85; 8 a.m.-noon; Central Oregon Community College, 2600 N.W. College Way, Bend; 541383-7700 or www.cocc.edu.

FREE TAX-PREPARATION SESSIONS: Free tax-preparation services with certified tax volunteers available for assistance. For more information and to schedule an appointment, call 541388-1133 or visit www.yourmoney back.org; free; 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; Bend Senior Center, 1600 S.E. Reed Market Road; 541-388-1133.

FREE TAX-PREPARATION SESSIONS: Free tax-preparation services with certified tax volunteers available for assistance. For more information and to schedule an appointment, call 541548-6325 or visit www.yourmoney back.org; free; 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Redmond Senior Center, 325 N.W. Dogwood Ave.; 541-548-6325.

LINKING ADOBE SUITE SOFTWARE: Registration required for this threeevening class Feb. 17, 24 and March 3; $99; 6-9 p.m.; Central Oregon Community College, 2600 N.W. College Way, Bend; 541-383-7270 or http://noncredit.cocc.edu.

SECURING YOUR RETIREMENT: An overview of Social Security benefits.

Registration requested; free; 6:30-7:30 p.m.; OnPoint Community Credit Union, 950 N. W. Bond St., Bend; 541-7492248 or nik.powell@onpointcu.com.

FRIDAY March 4 FREE TAX-PREPARATION SESSIONS: Free tax-preparation services with certified tax volunteers available for assistance. For more information and to schedule an appointment, call 541536-6237 or visit www.yourmoney back.org; 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; La Pine Senior Activity Center, 16450 Victory Way; 541-504-1389.

FREE TAX-PREPARATION SESSIONS: Free tax-preparation services with certified tax volunteers available for assistance. For more information and to schedule an appointment, call 541388-1133 or visit www.yourmoney back.org; free; 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; Bend Senior Center, 1600 S.E. Reed Market Road; 541-388-1133.

BMW to create new sub-brand for electric cars

By Jack Ewing New York Times News Service

FRANKFURT, Germany — BMW, the German luxury car builder, said Monday that it would create a sub-brand known as BMW i to market a line of battery-powered cars starting in 2013, and gave the most complete picture yet of how the vehicles made of carbon fiber and aluminum would look.

Though the introduction of the so-called Megacity vehicle is two years away, the promotional campaign has been under way for at least a year, with BMW executives slowly revealing information about the new line’s design and technology.

The information drip continued Monday with an event in Munich, broadcast on the Web, where the company, formally Bayerische Motoren Werke, showed off crucial details of the body design and the slanted “i” logo that will be used to market the cars.

BMW also said that at least two models, not just one, would be introduced in 2013: a four-seat, battery-powered vehicle intended for urban areas and known as the i3; and a hybrid sports car, the i8, that the company promised would be able to reach nearly 100 kilometers an hour, or 60 mph, in five seconds, while burning no more fuel than a subcompact.

Additional BMW i vehicles will follow, BMW executives said.

“There is room for more products,” said Klaus Drager, the head of development.

Familiar styling By deciding to label the new cars BMW i, BMW seems confident that they will enhance the image of its core brand — and not damage it by falling flat in a still unproven market for electric vehicles.

BMW i will be “an independent brand, but committed to the BMW brand promise of joy through pure driving pleasure,” said Ian Robertson, the director of sales and marketing. The company already sells cars with other brand names, namely Mini and Rolls-Royce, but does not emphasize the BMW affiliation in marketing. Other companies deliberately keep some distance between their different brands, as Daimler does with its luxury Mercedes-Benz cars and two-seat Smart city cars.

The new BMW brand name is not a total surprise. The effort to design and build electric cars, begun in 2007, has been known as Project i. The plug-in cars will retain the kidney-shaped grill design on the front end that is one of

the most recognizable elements of a BMW, even though that grill is not needed by a battery-powered vehicle and will have no function.

“It doesn’t let in any air,” the BMW design chief, Adrian van Hooydonk, said. “Still, we believe it is helpful as a recognition element.”

The wheels of the new cars will be narrower and taller than conventional cars, with body elements that wrap around the front and back of each tire for better aerodynamics. BMW is striving for minimum weight and maximum aerodynamic efficiency to help compensate for the limited driving range inherent to battery-powered cars.

The cars will also have computers that can be loaded with applications. BMW said that it had formed a venture capital fund to encourage the development of such applications. The fund, BMW i Ventures, already has a stake in MyCityWay, a startup in New York that offers location-based information, like where to find parking.

BMW hopes to generate additional revenue with services that may also be sold to people who do not own a car, like high-end car sharing. BMW is betting that there is a market among young, affluent buyers for cars that are sporty and stylish yet guilt-free.

Sporty and green Last year, BMW introduced the basic architecture of the i3, which will feature passenger compartments made of lightweight carbon fiber bolted atop an aluminum chassis that will hold the batteries and electric motor.

In November, BMW said it had also decided to produce a plug-in hybrid sports car known provisionally as Vision EfficientDynamics. But BMW disclosed Monday that the car, which would cost nearly $137,000, would be part of the BMW i lineup.

The i8 sports car has a streamlined, carbon-fiber body and a three-cylinder diesel motor augmented by electric motors next to both the front and rear axles.

The car will use the electric motors to provide power during acceleration, when fuel consumption is the highest. It will also be capable of running solely on batteries for about 50 kilometers, or 30 miles, of city driving, BMW said in November.

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NEWS OF RECORD DEEDS Deschutes County

Aurora Loan Services LLC to Anthony J. and Katherine G. Taormino, Parks at Broken Top, Phase 3, Lot 123, $275,000 Creative Real Estate Solutions LLC to Charles Hively, Northwest Townsite Company’s Second Addition to Bend, Lots 1-3, Block 30, $192,000 Northwest Trustee Services Inc. to Federal National Mortgage Association, Elkhorn Estates, Phases 9 and 10, Lot 117, $336,593 Northwest Trustee Services Inc. to Wells Fargo Bank N.A., Larkspur Village, Phases 5 and 6, Lot 154, $246,364 Deutsche Bank National Trust

Company to Mark Bisnett, Partition Plat 2001-49, Parcel 1, $288,900 Bank of America N.A. and LaSalle Bank N.A. to Glen L and Barbara I. Dunlap, First Addition to Whispering Pines Estates, Lot 21, Block 12, $235,000 PremierWest Bank to FC Funding LLC, Partition Plat 200468, Parcel 1, $1,323,000 Edward K. and Betty R. Tucker to James Raymond Trust corporate trustee of Ryan Benson Settlement Preservation Trust, Rolling Horse Meadow, Lot 4, Block 2, $217,000 Hayden Homes LLC to Mark A. Morrisson, Aspen Rim, No. 2, Lot 173, $222,000 Douglas L. and Brenda J. Peterson to Wang-Chang A. Gu and Tsui-Hwa T. Hung, Broken Top, Lot 445, $610,000

Mary Lou Jennings to Kathleen A. McGill trustee of James D. McGill Amended Trust, Bluffs at River Bend, Phases 3 and 4, Lot 47, $200,000 Regional Trustee Services Corp. to U.S. Bank N.A., Ridgewater, Phases 1 and 2 P.U.D., Lot 39, $201,351 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation to Paul and Katrina Moon, Forest Grove Estates, Phase 2. Lot 10, $150,000 Creative Real Estate Solutions LLC to John M. and Susan G. Morrell, Providence, Phase 1, Lot 7, Block 1, $175,000 Nancy K. Cary to Washington Federal Savings, Township 17, Range 12, Section 31, $1,282,237.67 Stephen J. Scholz to Director of Oregon Department of Veteran’s Affairs,

Brentwood, Lot 11, $305,940 Nancy K. Cary to Siuslaw Bank, Obsidian Estate, No. 2, Lot 16, $211,622.58 Erich M. Paetsch to Columbia Bank, Bonne Home Addition, Blocks 3-6, $1,645,000

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OBITUARIES Bicycle innovator Harry Montague dies at 77, see Page C5. www.bendbulletin.com/local

THE BULLETIN • TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Governor selection sought for top post in education

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By Lauren Dake The Bulletin

SALEM — Prominent education groups on Monday tried to persuade lawmakers that the state’s head of education should no longer be elected by voters but instead be appointed by the governor.

Several pending bills address whether the state superintendent of public instruction should continue to be an elected position. Opponents point to Oregonians’ history of preferring to have IN THE their voices LEGISLATURE heard through the polls. Advocates said it’s important to align the position with the goals of the governor.

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Jefferson County Treasurer Deena Goss says she won’t show up for a public hearing with county commissioners unless they agree to postpone the meeting and make changes to the structure of the agenda. At least one commissioner says he and his colleagues won’t change their plans.

In a letter sent to commission Chair Mike Ahern on Sunday, Deena Goss Goss said the agenda for Wednesday’s meeting pushes an important issue into a narrow time frame, as it lists other discussion topics in addition to hers.

Goss wants to remedy the problem by holding a special session at a later date.

“I am disappointed in the agenda you have set out for the public hearing I have requested pertaining to the charges you have made against me,” Goss wrote. “Your agenda limits public input to 15 minutes followed by an interruption of the process for perhaps several hours until it is again taken up with even more restrictions. This is not a run of the mill matter to be wedged, into and between ordinary commission business, wherever it suits you.”

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Audit faults Dugan-era Deschutes DA’s Office

By Hillary Borrud The Bulletin

By Patrick Cliff The Bulletin

A delayed water rate increase in Sisters has cost the city about $90,000 in lost revenues.

When Sisters originally pitched a water rate increase last summer, staff budgeted for the change to take place early in the 2010-11 fiscal year. The rate increase was designed to fund water projects, including new pipes and an upgraded well. But as the city begins preparing its budget for 2011-12, no rate increase has been passed and none appears likely for the next several months.

As city councilors pushed for more information on the study, the city has decided to spend as much as $8,000 more than its original water study budget of $14,000, according to the city. For instance, the city has directed its rate consultant to design another rate structure, according to City Manager Eileen Stein.

“We think we have a problem, and I think council agrees,” Stein said. “The extent of the problem is now the question.”

At the current spending rate and with no rate increase, the city will have $18,000 left in its water reserve by the end of this year. By the end of next year, the fund would be about $8,000 in the red. That could change if the city pulls back on planned water system improvements, including upgrading one of its wells.

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‘At the pleasure of the Governor’ “Besides the Department of Education, every agency head in Oregon is seated at the pleasure of the Governor,” said a written statement by Sue Hildick, president of The Chalkboard Project, a nonprofit focusing on the state’s K-12 public education.

The statement was read to lawmakers Monday by Sue Levin, executive director of Stand for Children, an education advocacy organization.

Both Hildick and Levin favor turning Oregon’s school superintendent spot into a governor-appointed and Senate-confirmed spot.

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The office of former longtime Deschutes County District Attorney Mike Dugan had been reimbursing witnesses at higher rates — and for a wider range of expenses — than required by state law, an audit found.

Dugan’s office also purchased $43,000 worth of copiers without a competitive bidding process, and failed to provide adequate protection for evidence that it was holding, according to the audit.

The findings came from David Givans, the county’s internal auditor. Givans completes a similar routine audit every time a newly elected official, such as the county sheriff or clerk, takes office.

The audit was completed earlier this month, and recently posted to the county’s website. Dugan was replaced by Patrick Flaherty in January.

The District Attorney’s Office has a budget of $4.9 million, most of it from the county general fund. Witness reimbursements were originally budgeted at $60,000, although that was later bumped up to $85,000 for “increased activity,” according to the audit.

Dugan defended his approach Monday, saying the state’s minimum witness reimbursement amounts are not enough to help poor witnesses attend trials. Dugan took office in January 1987; his last day on the job was Dec. 30. Flaherty was sworn in on Jan. 3.

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Man dies following Highway 97 crash A Salem man died Sunday after he sustained critical injuries in a 3-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 97 near Sunriver on Saturday.

Herbert Kroschel III, 41, of Salem, died after he was taken to St. Charles Bend Hospital, the Oregon State Police said.

Eight other people were taken to St. Charles Bend with non-lifethreatening injuries.

Stacy Cordaway, 48, of Shingle Springs, Calif., was driving north in a 2006 Nissan truck when she lost control and slid sideways into the southbound lane, according to the police. Cordaway’s truck collided with a 1986 Suzuki sport utility vehicle driven by Kroschel.

The collision caused Kroschel’s Suzuki to go over a guardrail and down an embankment, while the Nissan hit a southbound 2006 Suzuki Samari driven by Leland Wilson, 55, of Tigard.

At the time of the crash, it was snowing and the highway was covered with ice and snow.

The Associated Pres EUGENE — Utility officials in Eugene are considering scrapping a half-million-dollar wastewater treatment system after the new maintenance facility is proving to be finicky.

The Eugene Water & Electric Board had been so confident the cutting-edge system would work that it constructed the main maintenance building without installing a hookup to the city’s conventional sanitary sewer system. Options include adding such a link.

Utility spokesman Joe Harwood said the Eco-Machine works, but needs a lot of babysitting by staffers. “This lack of functionality is a pretty crappy deal,� Harwood said.

The system keeps the building’s wastewater on site.

It relies on banks of plants, microorganisms, sand filters and ultraviolet light to clean and disinfect the water that the utility reuses to flush toilets, irrigate the landscape or feed on-site wetlands.

The utility bought the system because it promised to cut the demand for potable water by 80 percent, Harwood said.

The system is one of several of ecologically sensitive elements included in the utility’s $71.5 million maintenance facility, such as solar water heating and 140 skylights.

Harwood said the utility managers recently met with the building architect, Eugene-based Pivot, and the construction contractor to discuss options.

Deschutes deputies seek cat shooter Deshutes County sheriff’s deputies are investigating an attack that left a cat in Sisters with a broken jaw and a wound from a BB gun.

Dawn Cooper of Sisters found her black and white tabby cat, Sunshine, bleeding from its face on Friday, authorities said.

Cooper took Sunshine to the veterinary clinic, where Cooper learned the wounds were associated with blunt force trauma and a BB gun. X-rays showed the BB was lodged in the cat’s head.

Deputies searched the area around Tam Rim Drive for anyone with information about the attack. So far, they have not received any information.

Lt. Kevin Dizney said that although a cat was recently shot near Awbrey Butte, that does

not signal an increase in animal abuse.

The Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone with information about the Sisters attack to call 541-693-6911.

Three held in pair of burglaries in Bend Reported burglaries at two Bend businesses Wednesday evening resulted in arrests of three Bend residents.

Police said two break-ins were reported early Wednesday morning at the Rooster Deli on N.E. Bellevue Drive and at the Chevron gas station on U.S. Highway 20. In both cases, the glass front doors of the businesses were shattered.

At the Rooster Deli, an employee scared the suspect away before anything was stolen. At the Chevron station, two suspects were reported to have taken numerous lottery tickets and cigarettes.

Later that morning, several winning lottery tickets were redeemed at the 7-Eleven on N.E. Greenwood Avenue. The 7-Eleven clerk had been alerted to the items stolen in the burglaries earlier in the day by law enforcement officials, and called 911. The suspect trying to redeem the lottery tickets fled in a truck with another male suspect.

After an investigation, it was determined that Troy Kenneth Dahl, 25, was one of the suspects in the burglary.

Dahl also is suspected of using a credit card stolen from a vehicle at Edison Sno-park on Feb. 13 to purchase lottery tickets earlier in the week.

Two other suspects were arrested Friday: Stephen Kraig Green, 40, and Steven Richard West, 27.

Terrebonne house fire blamed on porch light A house fire near Terrebonne that caused significant damage to a residence has been attributed to a porch light fixture.

Redmond fire officials responded at 11:05 p.m. to a fire at

a residence at 2310 N.W. Ice Ave. on Sunday evening after resident Dwaine Dickson noticed flames.

Dickson and his wife evacuated the house and called the authorities.

No injuries were reported, but the house and its contents were significantly damaged.

Bend High first in culinary championship Bend High School placed first in Saturday’s Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association ProStart High School Culinary Championship held in Portland, with the win resulting in a trip to the national competition in Overland Park, Kan. The championship is an annual competition featuring teams of four students competing from high schools around the state.

Students are challenged to create a three-course meal in one hour, and are judged on teamwork, presentation and meal taste. Bend High School beat out 25 other teams to place first in the competition.

This is the seventh consecutive win for Bend High School. Bend’s Mountain View High School placed third at the event.

OSU lecture series continues March 2 Oregon State University-Cascades Campus will host its next “In the Bag� lecture event March 2 with a lecture about special use permits on public lands.

The lecture, which will be held from noon to 1 p.m. in Room 118 of Cascades Hall, will feature OSU Tourism and Outdoor Leadership Instructor Mike Gassner discussing the issue of special use permits to access public lands.

The event is free and open to the public. Those interested in attending should pick up a free parking pass from the main office.

For more information about the lecture series, visit www.osu cascades.edu/lunchtime-lectures.

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POLICE LOG The 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 Department

Criminal mischief — Graffiti was reported at 3:38 p.m.

Feb. 17, in the 63400 block of North U.S. Highway 97.

DUII — James Michael Stevens, 22, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of intoxicants at 1:55 a.m. Feb. 18, in the area of Northwest McKay Avenue and Northwest Riverside Boulevard.

DUII — Brian Marshall Harris, 30, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of intoxicants at 2:38 a.m. Feb. 18, in the 63000 block of North U.S. Highway 97.

Black Butte Police Department

Vehicle crash — An accident was reported at 10:38 a.m. Feb. 20, in the area of Bitter Root and Hawks Beard.

Vehicle crash — An accident was reported at 10:26 a.m. Feb. 20, in the area of Bishops Cap. Vehicle crash — An accident was reported at 9:20 a.m. Feb. 20, in the 1000 block of Rail Way in Sisters.

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Redmond Police Department

Criminal mischief — Damage to a vehicle was reported at 10:40 p.m. Feb. 18, in the 1400 block of South U.S. Highway 97.

Theft — A theft was reported and an arrest made at 6:59 p.m.

Feb. 18, in the 300 block of Northwest Oak Tree Lane.

Theft — A theft was reported at 11:33 a.m. Feb. 18, in the 1300 block of Southwest Obsidian Avenue.

Theft — A theft was reported at 2:06 p.m. Feb. 19, in the area of Southwest Sixth Street and West Antler Avenue.

Burglary — A burglary was reported at 10:39 a.m. Feb. 19, in the 300 block of Northwest Dogwood Avenue.

Burglary — A burglary was reported at 10:01 a.m. Feb. 19, in the 1700 block of Southwest Parkway Drive.

DUII — Darla Sue Sult, 44, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of intoxicants at 12:26 a.m. Feb. 19, in the area of Southwest 15th Street and Southwest Highland Avenue.

Criminal mischief — An act of criminal mischief was reported at 12:13 p.m. Feb. 20, in the 400 block of Northwest Sixth Street.

DUII — Deborah Louise Sheldon, 58, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of intoxicants

Vehicle crash — An accident was reported at 1:47 p.m.

Feb. 18, in the 11400 block of Jubel Court in Redmond.

Vehicle crash — An accident was reported at 9:41 a.m. Feb. 18, in the area of U.S. Highway 20 near milepost 92 in Black Butte Ranch.

Vehicle crash — An accident was reported at 6:24 p.m. Feb. 19, in the area of Fort Thompson Lane and U.S. Highway 97 in Bend.

Vehicle crash — An accident was reported at 5:47 p.m. Feb. 19, in the area of Southwest Canal Boulevard and Southwest Quarry Avenue in Redmond.

Vehicle crash — An accident was reported at 5:43 p.m. Feb. 19, in the area of Fort Thompson Lane and U.S. Highway 97 in Bend.

Theft — A theft was reported at 5:07 p.m. Feb. 19, in the 13000 block of Century Drive in Bend.

Vehicle crash — An accident was reported at 3:12 p.m. Feb. 19, in the 1000 block of Rail Way in Sisters.

Vehicle crash — An accident was reported at 2:57 p.m. Feb. 19, in the area of U.S. Highway 372 near milepost 17 in Bend.

Burglary — A burglary was reported at 2:34 p.m. Feb. 19, in the 300 block of West Cascade Avenue in Sisters.

Vehicle crash — An accident was reported at 2:33 p.m. Feb. 19, in the 1000 block of Rail Way in Sisters.

Vehicle crash — An accident was reported at 1:48 p.m. Feb. 19, in the area of O.B. Riley and Cooley roads in Bend.

Theft — Firewood was reported stolen at 1:31 p.m. Feb. 19, in the 16900

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Vehicle crash — An accident was reported at 1:10 p.m. Feb. 19, in the area of Lariat and Tollgate Road in Sisters.

Vehicle crash — An accident was reported at 12:28 p.m.

Feb. 19, in the 64100 block of U.S. Highway 97 in Bend.

Vehicle crash — An accident was reported at 10:50 a.m. Feb. 19, in the area of U.S. Highway 20 and Tollgate Road in Sisters.

Theft — A theft was reported at 9:47 a.m. Feb. 19, in the 300 block of West Barclay Drive in Sisters.

Vehicle crash — An accident was reported at 9:39 a.m. Feb. 19, in the area of U.S. Highway 20 and Rail Way in Sisters.

Vehicle crash — An accident was reported at 9:04 a.m. Feb. 19, in the area of Deschutes Market Road and U.S. Highway 97 in Bend.

DUII — Kyle Lewis Kamerrer, 23, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of intoxicants at 5:45 a.m. Feb. 19, in the area of U.S. Highway 97 near milepost 132 in Bend.

DUII — Brenen Scott Mansfield, 30, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of intoxicants at 1:18 a.m. Feb. 19, in the area of Southwest Obsidian Avenue and Southwest 23rd Street in Redmond.

DUII — Gary William Parsons, 45, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of intoxicants at 12:04 a.m. Feb. 19, in the area of Sixth and Pengra streets in La Pine.

Vehicle crash — An accident was reported at 3:42 p.m. Feb. 20, in the area of First Street and U.S. Highway 97 in La Pine.

Unlawful entry — Vehicles were reported entered and an arrest made between 1:43 and 1:46 p.m.

Feb. 20, in the 62900 block of Clyde Lane, the 63400 and 63500 blocks of Gentry Loop and the 21800 block of Repine Drive in Bend.

Theft — A theft was reported and an arrest made at 1:38 p.m.

Feb. 20, in the 200 block of West

Cascade Avenue in Sisters.

Vehicle crash — An accident was reported at 10:43 a.m. Feb. 20, in the 63100 block of Powell Butte Highway in Bend.

DUII — Kathryn Deanne Powers, 63, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of intoxicants at 9:10 a.m. Feb. 20, in the area of East Cascade Avenue and North Elm Street in Sisters.

Criminal mischief — An act of criminal mischief was reported at 8:37 a.m. Feb. 20, in the 60500 block of Tall Pine Avenue in Bend.

Unlawful entry — A vehicle was reported entered and an arrest made at 7:21 a.m. Feb. 20, in the 62900 block of Clyde Lane in Bend.

Theft — A theft was reported at 4:03 a.m. Feb. 20, in the 21300 block of Chasing Cattle Lane in Bend.

Great White Fleet returns from world voyage in 1909 The Associated Press Today is Tuesday, Feb. 22, the 53rd day of 2011. There are 312 days left in the year.

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT IN HISTORY On Feb. 22, 1732, the first president of the United States, George Washington, was born in Westmoreland County in the Virginia Colony.

ON THIS DATE In 1784, a U.S. merchant ship, the Empress of China, left New York for the Far East to trade goods with China.

In 1810, according to some sources, Polish composer Frederic Chopin was born.

(Chopin, however, claimed March 1 as his birthday.)

In 1862, Jefferson Davis, already the provisional president of the Confederacy, was inaugurated for a six-year term following his election in Nov. 1861.

In 1909, the Great White Fleet, a naval task force sent on a round-the-world voyage

by President Theodore Roosevelt, returned after more than a year at sea.

In 1924, President Calvin Coolidge delivered the first radio broadcast from the White House as he addressed the country over 42 stations.

In 1940, the 14th Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso) was enthroned at age 4 in Lhasa, Tibet. (He established a government-in-exile in India in 1959, after China exerted control over Tibet.)

In 1959, the inaugural Daytona 500 race was held; although Johnny Beauchamp was initially declared the winner, the victory was later awarded to Lee Petty.

In 1973, the United States and China agreed to establish liaison offices.

In 1980, the “Miracle on Ice� took place in Lake Placid, N.Y., as the United States Olympic hockey team upset the Soviets, 4-3. (The U.S. team went on to win the gold medal.)

In 1984, 12-year-old David Vetter, who’d spent most of his life in a plastic bubble because he had no immunity to disease, died 15 days after being removed from the bubble for a bone-marrow transplant.

dence following the arrest of veteran agent Robert Hanssen on spying charges.

A U.N. war crimes tribunal convicted three Bosnian Serbs standing trial on charges of rape and torture in the first case of wartime sexual enslavement to go before an international court.

FIVE YEARS AGO Insurgents destroyed the golden dome of one of Iraq’s holiest Shiite shrines, the Askariya mosque in Samarra, setting off an unprecedented spasm of sectarian violence. Thieves stole $96 million from a Bank of England cash depot 30 miles southeast of London in Britain’s largest cash robbery. (Six men were later convicted and almost half of the money was recovered.) Eight workers at a Nebraska meatpacking plant came forward to claim a $365 million Powerball jackpot.

ONE YEAR AGO Najibullah Zazi, accused of buying beauty supplies to make bombs for an attack on New York City subways, pleaded guilty to conspiring to use weapons of mass destruction, conspiring to commit murder in a foreign country and providing material support for a terrorist organization.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS Announcer Don Pardo is 93.

White House adviser David Axelrod is 56. Actor Kyle MacLachlan is 52. World Golf Hall of Famer Vijay Singh is 48. Actor Paul Lieberstein (TV: “The Office�) is 44. Actress Jeri Ryan is 43. Actor Thomas Jane is 42. International Tennis Hall-of-Famer Michael Chang is 39. Actress Drew Barrymore is 36. Singer James Blunt is 34. Rock singer Tom Higgenson (Plain White T’s) is 32. Actor Zach Roerig (TV: “The Vampire Diaries�) is 26. Actor Daniel E. Smith is 21.

THOUGHT FOR TODAY “Authority without wisdom is like a heavy ax without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish.� — Anne Bradstreet, American poet (1612-1672)

TEN YEARS AGO President George W. Bush held his first full-fledged presidential news conference, in which he defended his taxcutting and budget-tightening plans and gave FBI director Louis Freeh a vote of confi-

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DUII — Ashley Nicole Turk, 18, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of intoxicants at 1:08 a.m. Feb. 18, in the area of Reed Lane and Southeast Third Street in Bend.

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By Joe Rojas-Burke The Oregonian

PORTLAND — Within months of Alexe Webb’s birth, her parents noticed eye problems. Alexe seemed unable to fix her vision on faces. Bright lights triggered prolonged bouts of staring. In dim light, she groped with her hands to find toys or snacks in plain view.

“Nobody could tell us what was wrong,” said her father, Wes Denning.

“We went from doctor, to doctor, to doctor, to doctor,” said Aimee Webb, her mother.

The Grants Pass family finally learned Alexe’s diagnosis: Leber congenital amaurosis, the most common cause of inherited blindness in children. Alexe probably would lose much of her vision before adulthood.

The outlook changed drastically when specialists at Oregon Health & Science University confirmed Alexe for an experimental gene therapy. They proposed to replace defective genes in the eye’s retina with healthy functioning copies.

The field of gene therapy fell hard after heady, early days in the 1990s. As scientists made rapid progress decoding the human genome, optimists predicted gene therapy cures for many diseases.

But after devastating setbacks, including the 1999 death of an 18year-old in a gene therapy study, the field slowed to a cautious crawl. Encouraging reports of safety and effectiveness in treating the rare eye disorder Alexe inherited have restored some optimism. Researchers are talking again about gene therapy halting, perhaps even reversing, a range of disorders, if only in the eye.

Opportunity of better vision “With this trial, she has the opportunity to have much better vision,” said Dr. Richard Weleber, a specialist in the genetics of eye disease at OHSU’s Casey Eye Institute. “We hope the treatment is very durable, that it will last for many decades, even for life.”

Casey Eye Institute is one of only seven medical centers in the world conducting clinical trials with the gene therapy. Six-yearold Alexe is the fourth volunteer to receive the treatment at Casey.

Her loss of vision is caused by a defect in a gene called RPE65.

It directs the making of a protein eyes need to keep their light-sensing rods and cones in working order. Without the protein, rod and cone cells lose their ability to

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Alexe Webb, right, with her mother, Aimee Webb, waits for gene surgery at OHSU’s Casey Eye Institute in Portland. Alexe was born without a critical gene in her eyes and experimental treatment to her right eye (marked for surgery) is an effort to stop her from going blind. register and relay light signals. At least 13 other gene mutations are known to cause Leber congenital amaurosis, but for now gene therapy exists only for RPE65. Mutations in the RPE65 gene account for 5 to 10 percent of cases.

The company footing the bill Applied Genetic Technologies Corp., a Florida startup, is paying for Alexe’s treatment and that of other volunteers in the clinical trial. The company will market the gene therapy if and when it gains federal approval. It’s impossible to predict the cost, but Weleber said it’s likely to be tens of thousands of dollars, given the research and development investment and difficult surgery required.

The replacement genes come packaged inside a harmless type of virus. Viruses are naturally adept at sneaking into cells and delivering a payload of DNA. Billions of copies of the gene are contained in a pinhead sized droplet of liquid.

To deliver the virus where it’s needed, surgeons led by Dr. Tim Stout first made three tiny incisions into Alexe’s right eye. In one incision, Stout placed a fine, spaghetti-like fiber optic light.

In another, he placed an equally slender pipe to gently infuse sterile salt water to maintain pressure within the eyeball. The third incision served as the door for instruments to clear the way for injecting the gene therapy into a space between the retina and a layer of

O B Jury anonymity needs reasoning, court rules SALEM — The Oregon Supreme Court has ruled against using an anonymous jury without first deciding that withholding names is justified on security or other grounds and without taking any steps to mitigate possible prejudice to a defendant.

A defense attorney objected when a Linn County judge declined to release the names of jurors in the sex abuse trial of Arick Sundberg following his arrest in 2005.

The supreme court said Oregon law does not prohibit an anonymous jury, but the defendant’s constitutional rights must

be protected.

The court also overturned Sundberg’s conviction, leaving it to prosecutors to decide whether to seek another trial.

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A needle smaller than a hair is trimmed before being used to deliver fluid containing genetic material beneath the retina into the eye of Alexe Webb at OHSU’s Casey Eye Institute in Portland. cells below.

Video screens above the operating table showed a blister of fluid forming at the tip of the needle as Stout injected a microdroplet.

He repeated the injection once more to deliver the gene therapy virus across a broad area of the retina. For now, regulators limit clinical trials to treating one eye in each volunteer as a precaution

should the treatment unexpectedly cause irreversible damage.

Alexe’s operation came off without a hitch.

“We had zero problems whatsoever,” Stout told her relieved parents, prompting a hug from Alexe’s mother. “She got some narcotics that may make her loopy for the rest of the day.” Over the next several weeks, the virus particles will enter retinal cells, where the replacement gene will ramp up production of the missing protein — and perhaps save the six-year-old’s eyesight.

The chance of recovering Alexe’s vision comes at a critical time. As a first grader, Alexe’s deteriorating vision started to dampen her enthusiasm for school — and caused friction with classmates too immature to understand Alexe’s problem who tease and make fun of her “She’s been through a lot,” her dad says. “But she doesn’t act like she has any limits. She doesn’t ask for help.”

Legislators and prosecutors PORTLAND — Oregon hope the threat of long prison lawmakers say they will push sentences will cause church memfor an end to legal protection bers to reconsider their tradition for parents who rely solely on of rejecting medical treatment in faith healing to treat favor of faith healing. their dying children.

“This will level the A proposed bill tarplaying field so all gets the Followers of parents will be operChrist, an Oregon City ating under the same church with a long hisrules,” said Clackamas tory of children dying County District AttorIN THE from treatable medical ney John Foote, whose LEGISLATURE office has prosecuted conditions.

State Rep. Carolyn recent cases involving Tomei, D-Milwaukie, church members. “It’s said the deaths of three chil- going to make it easier to hold dren of church members in parents accountable who don’t recent years prompted her to protect their children.” introduce the bill.

The legislation already has “Such gross and unneces- wide support from both politisary neglect cannot be al- cal parties, prosecutors, medical lowed, even if the parents are providers and child-protection well-meaning,” Tomei said. groups, and there is no organized House Bill 2721 would re- opposition. move spiritual treatment as Followers of Christ Church a defense for all homicide leaders do not speak to the mecharges. Moreover, if found dia and rarely issue statements, guilty, parents would be sub- and the church did not respond ject to mandatory sentencing to a request for comment on this under Oregon’s Measure 11. story.

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LAKESIDE — An Oregon man has been charged with murdering his girlfriend at a mobile home in Lakeside on the coast.

Fifty-six-year-old Lawrence Schnagl was charged in the death of 48-year-old Brenda Gayle Gammelgaard.

Schnagl was being held at the Coos County Jail.

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regon lawmakers clearly didn’t have the taxpayer in mind when, in 2007, they adopted a law requiring public agencies to spend 1.5 percent of a new building’s cost on

solar power. That requirement can’t even be transferred to another project where it might make sense. As Central Oregon Community College’s solar predicament makes clear, if “green” is your only consideration, logic is left behind.

COCC, which will build at least five buildings in Central Oregon over the next few years, is faced with a problem. As the new buildings go up it must spend more than $500,000 on solar installation, most of it on projects at the Bend campus. You know that campus, a beautiful place where buildings nestle in among a forest of sun-blocking pine trees. Projects in Redmond and Madras, where new buildings will sit in locations unhampered by shade, meanwhile, will require more than $150,000 in solar work.

Given that the college cannot avoid the expenditure, it would at least like to be able to get the most bang for its buck by transferring some of the money it must spend in Bend to the Redmond and Madras projects. State law does not allow that. The money must be spent in Bend.

That’s not the only difficulty, however. The college must spend its money on solar projects, and only on solar projects. It cannot heat one or more of the five buildings with a biomass-burning furnace nor add its own wind turbine if that makes sense.

Looking at the difficulties the law creates, one might be tempted to consider it a reflection of the time at which it was written. Adopted in 2007, the

Looking at the difficulties the law creates, one might be tempted to consider it a reflection of the time at which it was written. law preceded the recession by several months. It might not have seemed particularly foolish to the folks in Salem to require local government agencies to spend tax dollars in pursuit of what they believe is the common “green” good. More difficult to explain, even when the law was written, was the requirement that solar power be used at the expense of all other types of green energy.

Lawmakers, nearly all of them, like to portray themselves as tightfisted guardians of the public purse these days, and goodness knows that’s just what Oregon needs. If they’re serious about spending public dollars wisely, they should repeal the solar requirement law completely. If they’re unwilling to go that far, they should at least modify it to allow both other kinds of green energy and the transfer of the requirement to projects that make more sense.

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any bills this legislative session take on Oregon’s Public Employee Retirement System, or PERS. One would reduce what’s called the 6 percent pickup — that is, the state “picking up” the 6 percent employee contribution to PERS. Eliminating the pickup would save the state more than $360 million a year. That would eliminate a significant hunk of Oregon’s $3.5 billion twoyear budget shortfall. Even Gov. John Kitzhaber has said the 6 percent pickup needs to be part of the discussion.

We don’t know how much appetite there is going to be for PERS reforms or for unions to negotiate. But there is another fight over PERS in Oregon’s courts that may be critical in any future battles over PERS. Bend attorney Daniel Re has a case before the Oregon Tax Court. It highlights that many lawmakers and judges are members of PERS. Re believes that’s a conflict. To understand his case, remember that Oregonians passed Ballot Measure 8 in 1994. In part, Measure 8 eliminated the 6 percent pickup for future PERS members.

The Oregon Supreme Court struck it down in 1996.

What Re has done is file for a property tax refund in Oregon Tax Court for the taxes he paid in 2010 that will go to the 6 percent pickup. Re argues that the decision on Measure 8 was

conducted improperly, because the justices — being PERS members — had a financial interest in the case.

After applying for his refund, Re asked the Oregon Tax Court judge to remove himself from the case because he is a PERS member. And Re also has asked the Oregon Supreme Court to disqualify the judge and to disqualify themselves because they are also PERS members. Re believes the court should find a way to appoint independent judges or to declare that judges should not be members of PERS. Oregon’s Code of Judicial Conduct states that judges shall disqualify themselves in a proceeding in which the judge’s impartiality reasonably may be questioned, including when the judge has a financial interest. And it would be hard to argue that in this case the judges’ relationship is immaterial or that the judges’ financial interest is insubstantial.

Do we believe the tax court judge or Oregon Supreme Court judges would allow their legal judgment to be swayed by their PERS benefits?

The question should not even come up. Oregon’s judges must have high standards of conduct to preserve public confidence. It’s not enough for judges to wriggle around it and say all judges are PERS judges and so PERS judges must rule on PERS cases.

Protesters risk it all in Bahrain MANAMA, Bahrain — s democracy protests spread across the Middle East, we as journalists struggle to convey the sights and sounds, the religion and politics. But there’s one central element that we can’t even begin to capture: the raw courage of men and women — some of them just teenagers — who risk torture, beatings and even death because they want freedoms that we take for granted.

Here in Bahrain on Saturday, I felt almost physically ill as I watched a column of pro-democracy marchers approach the Pearl Roundabout, the spiritual center of their movement.

One day earlier, troops had opened fire on marchers there, with live ammunition and without any warning.

So I flinched and braced myself to watch them die.

Yet, astonishingly, they didn’t. The royal family called off the use of lethal force, perhaps because of American pressure. The police fired tear gas and rubber bullets, but the protesters marched on anyway, and the police fled.

The protesters fell on the ground of the roundabout and kissed the soil. They embraced each other. They screamed. They danced. Some wept.

“We are calling it ‘Martyrs’ Roundabout’ now,” Layla, a 19-year-old university student, told me in that moment of stunned excitement. “One way or another, freedom has to come,” she said. “It’s not something given by anybody. It’s a right of the people.”

Zaki, a computer expert, added: “If Egypt can do it, then we can do it even better.”

(I’m withholding family names.

Many people were willing for their full names to be published, but at a hospital I was shaken after I interviewed one young man who had spoken publicly about seeing the police kill pro-

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NICHOLAS KRISTOF testers — and then, he said, the police kidnapped him off the street and beat him badly.)

To me, this feels like the Arab version of 1776. And don’t buy into the pernicious whisper campaign from dictators that a more democratic Middle East will be fundamentalist, antiAmerican or anti-women. For starters, there have been plenty of women on the streets demanding change (incredibly strong women, too!).

For decades, the United States embraced corrupt and repressive autocracies across the Middle East, turning a blind eye to torture and repression in part because of fear that the “democratic rabble” might be hostile to us.

Far too often, we were both myopic and just plain on the wrong side.

Here in Bahrain, we have been in bed with a minority Sunni elite that has presided over a tolerant, open and economically dynamic country — but it’s an elite that is also steeped in corruption, repression and profound discrimination toward the Shiite population. If you parachute into a neighborhood in Bahrain, you can tell at once whether it is Sunni or Shiite: If it has good roads and sewers and is wellmaintained, it is Sunni; otherwise, it is Shiite.

A 20-year-old medical student, Ghadeer, told me that her Sunni classmates all get government scholarships and public-sector jobs; the Shiites pay their own way and can’t find work in the public sector. Likewise, Shiites are overwhelmingly excluded from the police and armed forces, which instead

rely on mercenaries from Sunni countries. We give aid to these oligarchs to outfit their police forces to keep the Shiites down; we should follow Britain’s example and immediately suspend such transfers until it is clear that the government will not again attack peaceful, unarmed protesters.

We were late to side with “people power” in Tunisia and Egypt, but Bahrainis are thrilled that President Barack Obama called the king after he began shooting his people — and they note that the shooting subsequently stopped (at least for now). The upshot is real gratitude toward the United States.

The determination of protesters — in Bahrain, in Iran, in Libya, in Yemen — is such that change is a certainty. At one hospital, I met a paraplegic who must use a wheelchair.

He had been hit by two rubber bullets and was planning to return to the democracy protests for more.

And on the roundabout on Sunday, I met Ali, a 24-year-old on crutches, his legs swathed in bandages, limping painfully along. A policeman had fired on him from 15 feet away, he said, and he was still carrying 30 shotgun pellets that would eventually be removed when surgeons weren’t so busy with other injuries. Ali flinched each time he moved — but he said he would camp at the roundabout until democracy arrived, or die trying.

In the 1700s, a similar kind of grit won independence for the United States from Britain. A democratic Arab world will be a flawed and messy place, just as a democratic America has been — but it’s still time to align ourselves with the democrats of the Arab world and not the George III’s.

Nicholas Kristof is a columnist for The New York Times.

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Madison’s labor battle demonstrates the progression of pain WASHINGTON — n readjusting the size and role of government, there is a natural progression of pain. Cuts tend to begin with the poor and vulnerable, who have limited political clout. There is barely a peep of protest. But it quickly becomes obvious that most public benefits don’t go to the poor and vulnerable. They go to people in the broad middle class, who are more prone and prepared to defend their interests. Thus, the Madison showdown.

Along the continuum of pain, states are now touching people who vote, organize and protest. The Great Recession has torn large holes in state budgets, only barely patched by federal stimulus spending.

Over the last few years, governors have made cuts in welfare programs, services for the elderly and disabled, legal aid and medical benefits for the poor. It has not been nearly enough.

It is the paradox of the state fiscal cri-

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sis. The cost of maintaining government structures is making it impossible to maintain government functions. To fund commitments made to the providers of services, services must be cut. So piles of money go to government pensions and benefits instead of roads, educating children or mental health services. This is one of the primary reasons the public resists tax increases. A tax increase used to provide an actual public service might have a shot at support. But a tax increase to prop up a system that consumes endless resources while cutting services is a harder sell.

Many governors face more than a spending crisis. They preside over failed systems that have discouraged fiscal restraint and sometimes preferred the interests of state employees to the interests of taxpayers. “The most important changes,” says John Hood of the John Locke Foundation, “will be structural

MICHAEL GERSON reforms ... that eliminate the perverse incentives that got the states into this mess in the first place.”

This is the theory of Gov. Scott Walker in Wisconsin. His critics, including President Obama, argue: Spending cuts may be necessary, but let’s not take away the collective bargaining rights of public employees on benefits. Walker’s supporters counter: Spending cuts are important, but they do not change the system that has turned an upward ratchet on public employee benefits for decades — helping produce more than $1 trillion in unfunded state liabilities

across America. The real problem, in this view, is not merely government spending but massive, unsustainable government obligations.

Walker does not have an easy political case to make. There is a natural and appropriate sympathy for teachers and other public servants. But precisely because many public employees provide essential services, they can have disproportionate leverage in collective bargaining.

In addition, public employee unions have the unique power to help pick pliant negotiating partners — by using compulsory dues to elect friendly politicians.

This influence has been used to protect public employees from the hard realities of the current labor market, which has increased public resentment. In this environment, a closer alignment of public and private benefits is reasonable.

The outcome of the Wisconsin struggle will be a signal to other states. But events

in Madison are also a preview of the federal debt debate. On the continuum of pain, Obama has targeted home heating oil subsidies for the poor and Teach for America. House Republicans’ reductions have been broader but included foreign aid and low-income housing.

Few protesters have emerged to scream and chant. But these cuts are distractions from the problem of unsustainable entitlement obligations to the middle class and the wealthy, which threaten to eventually consume the other functions of the federal government. Structural change is required — reforming benefits to reduce costs while focusing benefits on those in the greatest need.

If this happens, as it must, the protests may move from Madison to the Washington Mall.

Michael Gerson is a columnist for The Washington Post.

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Dorothy I. Akins, of Bend June 19, 1925 - Feb. 18, 2011 Arrangements: Deschutes Memorial Chapel (541) 382-5592; www.deschutesmemorialcha pel.com Services: Viewing 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, February 22, 2011.

Deschutes Memorial Chapel, Bend, Oregon. No services at this time.

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Edna B. (Wergin) Seavey, of Prineville Dec. 2, 1924 - Feb. 17, 2011 Arrangements: Prineville Funeral Home, 541-447-6459 Services: Memorial services will be held at 1:30 p.m., Wed., February 23, 2011, at Prineville Funeral Home.

Pastor Barbara Punch will officiate. Committal will be at Juniper Haven Cemetery in Prineville.

July 13, 1921 – Feb. 18, 2011 Warren was born in Tunis, Missouri, to Mark and Mable Bacon, the sixth of eight siblings of whom Bonnie Clark of Bend, Oregon, is the remaining survivor. He married Pearl F. Yoder and just celebrated their 70th anniversary. They had two daughters, Sunday A. Emeka - deceased and E. Bessie Nordahl.

He is survived by wife, daughter, seven grandchildren, 17 great grand children and two great-great grandchildren.

Warren served proudly in the Army during WWII and the Korean conflict, was a good provider working in jobs from forest to food processing, to retirement from Qwest in 1984. He was never happier than when he was exploring USA back roads in a car or camper with Pearl, a picnic basket or camping gear and a couple grandchildren.

Train travel was also enjoyed.

Warren never met a stranger. He found friends about like his finding interesting rocks, not by color or shape, but by what he might find on the inside. He will be greatly missed.

A memorial service will be held at the Redmond Presbyterian Church on February 25, at 11:00 a.m.

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Memorial contributions may be made to Our Savior's Lutheran Church, 695 NW 3rd St., Prineville, OR 97754.

Rossie A. (Moss) Pyritz, of Terrebonne Nov. 11, 1922 - Feb. 17, 2011 Arrangements: Autumn Funerals, Redmond 541-548-3219 Services: Will be held at a later date.

Vivian Jean Houck, of Madras and Redmond Jan. 1, 1923 - Feb. 20, 2011 Arrangements: Bel-Air Funeral Home, Madras, OR 541-475-2241 Services: Recitation of the Rosary: Thursday, February 24, 2011, 7:00 pm, at Bel-Air Chapel in Madras, OR. Mass of the Christian Burial: Friday, February 25, 2011, 11:00 am, at Saint Patrick's Catholic Church in Madras, OR.

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Treasurer Continued from C1 Ahern was unmoved.

“We’re not going to change the schedule for her, and I expect her to show up,” Ahern said. “We’ve never had a history of cutting off public comment. If need be, we will take up public comment again before the discussion about the treasurer.”

The commissioners’ agenda, announced Friday, calls for a 9 a.m. session for citizen input followed by an executive session at 9:15 a.m. for legal counsel. Three other matters are scheduled for commission discussion before

Former streetball player Jackson dead at 35 The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Former popular streetball standout and Louisville player Troy “Escalade” Jackson has died. He was 35.

Fred Corral with the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office said Monday that Jackson was found unresponsive in a hotel room shortly before noon Sunday. An autopsy is pending.

Jackson, the younger brother of longtime NBA star Mark Jackson, spent two seasons at Louisville as a reserve under coach Denny Crum. His nephew, Mark Jackson Jr., is currently a freshman walkon with the Louisville Cardinals.

Troy Jackson battled weight problems his entire career but became a popular fixture on the streetball circuit, where he carried the nickname “Escalade” because of his size. He was listed at 6-foot-10 inches tall and 375 pounds while he was on the And1 Mixtape tour in 2002.

Louisville coach Rick Pitino, who coached against Troy Jackson while at Kentucky in the 1990s, said he was “saddened” by Troy’s passing.

Education Continued from C1 “This allows for both policy and funding issues to be coordinated between the agency and the governor,” Levin read. “It allows for smoother implementation of a vision and more thorough follow through on a strategy. It aligns accountability and makes clearer and more transparent where decision-making authority rests. It just makes sense.”

Rep. John Huffman, R-The Dalles, supports one of the bills heard Monday, HB 2934.

He called the bill “good public policy.”

Other advocates said it would allow the state to draw from a

the item of “Treasurer’s Investment Portfolio” goes before the commission at 10:30 a.m.

Discipline options Earlier this month, the board of commissioners asked Goss to attend Wednesday’s meeting to discuss a number of errors they believe Goss made, including violations of county and state investment policies and poor communication with other county departments regarding funds. A draft letter presented at a meeting earlier this month also discussed potential disciplinary procedures to be taken against Goss.

Bicycle innovator dies at 77

By T. Rees Shapiro The Washington Post

Harry Montague often enjoyed roaming his Washington neighborhood by bicycle, but his cumbersome twowheeler took up too much room at home.

He tried to ride the smaller commuter bikes, but the contraptions were too wobbly for his 6-foot-2, 220-pound frame.

An architect by trade and a tinkerer by constitution, Montague built a full-size, foldable mountain bike in his garage in the early 1980s.

He and his son started a business in 1987, and today Montague foldable bikes are sold in 24 countries. Montague, 77, died of lymphoma Feb. 2 at his home in Brookline, Mass.

For 30 years, Montague had a private architecture firm in Washington and specialized in home renovations with a modern touch. His designs often incorporated natural light with tall windows and skylights.

In the early 1980s, he turned his eye to bicycles. By adding hinges and hand-adjustable levers, he could fold a full-size mountain bike into the trunk of a car. Folded down, its di-

DA audit Continued from C1 Flaherty received a copy of the audit, but did not respond to a call for comment Monday.

State law sets the witness appearances fee at $5 per day at trial and the witness mileage reimbursement at 8 cents per mile. The law does not call for prosecutors to reimburse any other types of witness expenses, according to the audit.

Yet the District Attorney’s Office has been paying for much more. Some witnesses were reimbursed for transportation at 50 cents per mile, some were repaid for actual gas receipts or transportation costs, some received paid meals based on receipts or Internal Revenue Service per diem levels, and some had their lodging expenses paid.

Dugan defended this approach, saying he could not “let a financial issue come between justice and accountability and community safety.

“Some of the victims we needed to testify were poor, dirt poor,” Dugan said. Some witnesses could not afford to pay for gas, to drive to trials.

“When was the last time you could drive from Chemult to

larger pool of candidates. As it stands, they said, many people with education backgrounds might find it unappealing to quit their jobs and launch statewide campaigns for the position.

The governor’s education policy adviser, Nancy Golden, testified the proposed change would help align the governor’s education goals and policies with those of the superintendent.

Concerns with bill Rep. Lew Fredrick, D-Portland, said he had several concerns. In particular, he said, the proposal would reduce the independence of the position and invest more power in the governor. He said it could be difficult for an appointee to oppose the

Goss has countered that she herself discovered — and reported — the problems, and has done everything in her power to fulfill the duty of the elected position.

Last week, Goss informed the board she was declining its offer to enter executive session to discuss the matter, electing to keep the meeting open to the public. Upon seeing the agenda for Wednesday’s meeting, Goss said she was not happy with the format.

The letter from Goss states she wants the meeting schedule to give her a “level playing field” to present her side of the story.

“Time is too short now before the scheduled (Wednesday)

“We’re kind of playing catch-up to keep the water fund in decent shape.

That’s always tough.”

— Lon Kellstrom, mayor, Sisters

Water rates

Photo courtesy Montague family

Harry Montague, the designer of a folding bike that Bicycle magazine once called “the best design we’ve ever seen,” has died at 77. mensions were 36 inches wide, 30 inches tall and 12 inches deep.

It weighed less than 30 pounds.

The traditional bicycle “has a perfect design that has been around since the turn of the century, but it’s too big for an urban setting,” Montague told The Washington Post in 1988. “My idea was to make a high-performance bicycle that can fit in a closet.”

He wrote letters to 40 bicycle manufacturers about the new design, but none of them bit. He placed a small advertisement in a bicycling magazine and was

Bend for $8?” Dugan said.

The District Attorney’s Office must also report tax information on any payments to individual witnesses above $600 per calendar year. Staff failed to do so in some cases, according to the audit.

The audit also determined the District Attorney’s Office should do more to monitor spending from the dedicated checking account used to reimburse witness expenses.

Bidding rule ignored in copier purchases In 2010, Dugan’s office purchased four copiers at a total cost of more than $43,000 without a competitive bid process. Staff should have solicited three written or oral bids, which are required under contract guidelines for purchases of more than $5,000, according to the audit.

During the same time period, a different county department competitively bid a contract for the rental of similar copiers.

“The District Attorney’s office indicated they did not want to purchase through the competitively bid operating lease contract,” Givans wrote.

The audit did not name the company that sold the copiers, and that information was

soon making custom-built foldable bikes.

The bikes were slow to catch on, and Montague had trouble explaining the benefits of a bicycle that could be zipped into a bag and carried over the shoulder.

In 1984, Bicycling magazine wrote that “although many largewheel folders have appeared over the years, the Montague has the best design we’ve ever seen.”

Montague decided to make his hobby a business shortly after his son David received a graduate degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

not available Monday because county offices were closed for Presidents Day. The audit also examined how the District Attorney’s Office handles evidence, and found that not enough was being done to protect it.

“In review of access rights to the District Attorney’s evidence room, it was noted that a number of non-critical staff and outside contractors have been provided access rights,” Givans wrote in the audit.

“Though no inappropriate access was identified, this highlights the lack of specifically identified procedures to protect evidence.”

Technology to better control who can access the evidence is available through the county’s Property and Facilities and Information Technology departments, according to the audit.

Dugan said only four people — he, his chief deputy, his assistant and an investigator — had direct access to the evidence room. Anyone else allowed in the room had to be accompanied by one of those four people.

“I don’t think that was a problem,” Dugan said.

Hillary Borrud can be reached at 541-617-7829 or at hborrud@bendbulletin.com.

governor’s views. “The governor could at any time dismiss the state school superintendent,” he said.

Jeston Black, a lobbyist with the Oregon Education Association, said more than 700,000 Oregonians participated in the last election for state school superintendent. OEA is a union representing about 47,000 Oregonians involved in education, including teachers, classified workers and community college professors.

“Oregonians like to have their voices heard. And I think this is an avenue where they like to have it heard,” he said.

Huffman said some people have questioned whether the Legislature has the right to make the position an elected one. Af-

ter checking with legislative counsel, he said, the Legislature does have the power in this case.

The state constitution allows for the governor to be the superintendent of public instruction, he said. So under the proposed change, he said, the governor would technically be appointing a deputy superintendent.

“We’re not taking voter participation away,” he said. “They elect the governor. And then the Senate is involved and has to confirm (the superintendent nominee).”

Susan Castillo, the state school superintendent, did not attend Monday’s hearing.

agenda to try to come to an accommodation so I strongly urge you to postpone the hearing for one week so we can all meet in special session and there can be ample notice to the public,” Goss said.

ing rather than the beginning.

“I hope we can reach an accommodation,” Goss said. “If we cannot, then I feel I have no choice but to forego meeting with the commission at all.”

Goss said in that scenario she would hold a press conference for the media and public.

Ahern said he had not discussed Goss’ request with anyone else, as county offices were closed Monday for Presidents Day. However, he said he hoped to have the matter resolved this week.

No restrictions on comment period Goss said she did not want the public comment period at the beginning of the meeting to be restricted. She said she wanted the public comment period to lead directly into a discussion of her performance. Finally, she said she wanted any executive session to be held at the end of the hear-

Lauren Dake can be reached at 541-419-8074 or at ldake@bendbulletin.com.

Erik Hidle can be reached at 541-617-7837 or at ehidle@ bendbulletin.com.

Continued from C1 Sisters has made up for the lack of revenue by spending reserves and trimming costs this year.

Mayor Lon Kellstrom is hopeful the council will pass an increased rate in the coming months, but he worries about the fund’s reserve now that much has been spent.

Growth in Sisters has slowed, so the city may not need some of the water system upgrades as soon as previously thought, Kellstrom acknowledged. That, though, does not ease the need for the city to increase water rates, he said.

The rate increase, he maintained, is the best way for the city to balance the water fund’s needs over the long term. He wishes the council had passed an increase months ago.

“We’re kind of playing catch-up to keep the water fund in decent shape,” Kellstrom said. “That’s always tough.”

Councilors Sharlene Weed, Wendy Holzman and Pat Thompson did not return calls for comment.

Call for better data The council had already debated the proposed rate increase for several months by the time Councilor David Asson joined in January, and he soon called for more robust data about the impact of rate increases on city residents.

A retired CPA, Asson is working on a spreadsheet that would show average costs for water customers based on the size of water pipes.

After reviewing his preliminary data, Asson believes the original proposal by city staff may solve the fund’s issues without having too large of an impact on most customers.

Like Kellstrom, Asson is concerned about how the delay in adopting a rate could affect the water fund’s longterm health. If the fund has no reserves, for example, that could limit how Sisters finances more expensive water projects in the future, Asson said. Without robust reserves, lenders would be less likely to loan money to the city for capital projects, he said.

The delay has frustrated Asson, who is just more than a month into his career as an elected official.

“I came out of industry, rather than government, so I’m used to things moving faster,” Asson said. “I’m starting to get a little more patient.”

Patrick Cliff can be reached at 541-633-2161 or at pcliff@bendbulletin.com.

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C6 Tuesday, February 22, 2011 • THE BULLETIN

THE BULLETIN WEATHER FORECAST

Maps and national forecast provided by Weather Central LLC ©2011.

TODAY, FEBRUARY 22 Today: Mostly cloudy, isolated snow showers, chilly, breezy.

HIGH Ben Burkel

39

Bob Shaw

FORECASTS: LOCAL

STATE Western

35/16

46/28

Willowdale

Warm Springs 43/26

Mitchell

Madras

37/21

Camp Sherman 36/16 Redmond Prineville 39/19 Cascadia 37/20 38/20 Sisters 39/18 Bend Post 39/19

36/18

27/7

36/16

36/15

Burns

La Pine

33/17

36/15

Hampton

33/14

Fort Rock

34/16

Chemult 33/13

Seattle 46/33

Missoula 34/15

47/35

Eugene Partly to mostly cloudy 47/33 with a chance of showers Grants Pass to the north.

46/26 Eastern

Boise

39/19

42/23

Idaho Falls

Elko

56/35

Cloudy with a chance of showers.

Helena 33/13

Bend

30/15

39/16

Reno

42/19

San Francisco 54/40

Yesterday Hi/Lo/Pcp

City

Portland

29/12

20/-2

40/39

New

Feb. 24

Mar. 4

Salt Lake City 45/30

Tuesday Hi/Lo/W

25

SATURDAY

Mostly cloudy, chance of snow showers, LOW very cold.

5

PLANET WATCH

Moon phases Last

HIGH

9

First

Full

Mar. 12 Mar. 19

OREGON CITIES

Calgary

Vancouver

Sunrise today . . . . . . 6:54 a.m.

Sunset today . . . . . . 5:44 p.m.

Sunrise tomorrow . . 6:52 a.m.

Sunset tomorrow. . . 5:45 p.m.

Moonrise today . . . 11:53 p.m.

Moonset today . . . . 8:49 a.m.

LOW

33

BEND ALMANAC

34/18

36/16

HIGH

36 17

Yesterday’s regional extremes • 56° Brookings • 2° Meacham

FRIDAY Cloudy, widespread snow showers, cold.

SUN AND MOON SCHEDULE

Redding

Crater Lake

Mostly cloudy, widespread snow showers, LOW chilly, breezy.

NORTHWEST

Christmas Valley Silver Lake

HIGH

19

THURSDAY

Partly to mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow showers across the region.

38/17

30/9

LOW

31/16

Brothers

Sunriver

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, snow showers, cold.

Paulina

35/17

Crescent

Crescent Lake

Partly cloudy with a chance of showers to the north.

Central

41/25 41/24

Oakridge Elk Lake

40/28

40/25

30/21

Marion Forks

Ruggs

Condon

Maupin

Government Camp

WEDNESDAY

TEMPERATURE

Astoria . . . . . . . . 46/38/0.04 . . . . . 45/35/sh. . . . . . 42/30/rs Baker City . . . . . . 35/16/0.04 . . . . . 38/21/sh. . . . . . 33/17/sn Brookings . . . . . .56/40/trace . . . . . 49/38/sh. . . . . . 48/38/sh Burns. . . . . . . . . . 36/16/0.00 . . . . . 35/18/sn. . . . . . 32/17/sn Eugene . . . . . . . . 52/31/0.01 . . . . . 47/33/pc. . . . . . 42/29/rs Klamath Falls . . . 35/23/0.01 . . . . . 37/17/pc. . . . . . 32/17/sn Lakeview. . . . . . . 34/23/0.00 . . . . . 37/15/pc. . . . . . 31/15/sn La Pine . . . . . . . . 38/20/0.00 . . . . . 36/15/sn. . . . . . 29/14/sn Medford . . . . . . . 53/32/0.00 . . . . . 47/28/pc. . . . . . 42/28/sn Newport . . . . . . . 48/36/0.09 . . . . . 47/37/sh. . . . . . 45/32/rs North Bend . . . . . 52/360/NA . . . . . 46/36/pc. . . . . . 41/34/sh Ontario . . . . . . . . 43/27/0.00 . . . . . .45/27/rs. . . . . . 39/25/rs Pendleton . . . . . . 45/29/0.00 . . . . . 47/30/sh. . . . . . 41/26/rs Portland . . . . . . . 47/35/0.01 . . . . . 47/35/sh. . . . . . 41/28/sh Prineville . . . . . . . 39/20/0.00 . . . . . .37/20/rs. . . . . . 36/23/sn Redmond. . . . . . . 41/11/0.00 . . . . . 40/21/pc. . . . . . 34/19/sn Roseburg. . . . . . . 53/33/0.03 . . . . . 47/33/sh. . . . . . 41/32/sh Salem . . . . . . . . .51/33/trace . . . . . 47/33/sh. . . . . . 42/28/rs Sisters . . . . . . . . . 42/13/0.00 . . . . . .39/18/rs. . . . . . 33/18/sn The Dalles . . . . . . 40/30/0.00 . . . . . 45/31/sh. . . . . . 44/27/rs

LOW 0

MEDIUM 2

4

HIGH 6

V.HIGH 8

10

ROAD CONDITIONS Snow level and road conditions representing conditions at 5 p.m. yesterday. Key: T.T. = Traction Tires.

Pass Conditions I-5 at Siskiyou Summit . . . . . . . . . Carry chains or T. Tires I-84 at Cabbage Hill . . . . . . . . . . . Carry chains or T. Tires Hwy. 20 at Santiam Pass . . . . . . . Carry chains or T. Tires Hwy. 26 at Government Camp. . . Carry chains or T. Tires Hwy. 26 at Ochoco Divide . . . . . . Carry chains or T. Tires Hwy. 58 at Willamette Pass . . . . . Carry chains or T. Tires Hwy. 138 at Diamond Lake . . . . . Carry chains or T. Tires Hwy. 242 at McKenzie Pass . . . . . . . . .Closed for season For up-to-minute conditions turn to: www.tripcheck.com or call 511

LOW

28 11

PRECIPITATION

SKI REPORT

The higher the UV Index number, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. Index is for solar at noon.

1

HIGH

Yesterday’s weather through 4 p.m. in Bend High/Low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39/14 24 hours ending 4 p.m.. . . . . . . . 0.00” Record high . . . . . . . . . . . . .70 in 1995 Month to date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.92” Record low. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 in 1955 Average month to date. . . . . . . . 0.89” Average high . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Year to date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.40” Average low. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Average year to date. . . . . . . . . . 2.65” Barometric pressure at 4 p.m.. . . 29.90 Record 24 hours . . . . . . . 1.56 in 1956 *Melted liquid equivalent

Tomorrow Rise Set Mercury . . . . . .7:01 a.m. . . . . . .5:34 p.m.

Venus . . . . . . . .4:49 a.m. . . . . . .2:08 p.m.

Mars. . . . . . . . .6:50 a.m. . . . . . .5:19 p.m.

Jupiter. . . . . . . .8:09 a.m. . . . . . .8:26 p.m.

Saturn. . . . . . . .9:08 p.m. . . . . . .8:45 a.m.

Uranus . . . . . . .7:51 a.m. . . . . . .7:48 p.m.

ULTRAVIOLET INDEX Wed. Hi/Lo/W

Partly cloudy and very cold.

Ski report from around the state, representing conditions at 5 p.m. yesterday: Snow accumulation in inches Ski area Last 24 hours Base Depth Anthony Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . 36-68 Hoodoo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0 . . . . . . 38-67 Mt. Ashland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . 66-112 Mt. Bachelor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . 106-122 Mt. Hood Meadows . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . 85 Mt. Hood Ski Bowl . . . . . . . . .0-0 . . . . . . 44-49 Timberline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0 . . . . . . . 106 Warner Canyon . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0 . . . . . . 22-34 Willamette Pass . . . . . . . . . . .0-0 . . . . . . 37-76 Aspen, Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Mammoth Mtn., California . . .2-4 Park City, Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Squaw Valley, California . . . . . 0.0 Sun Valley, Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . 0.0 Taos, New Mexico. . . . . . . . . .0-0 Vail, Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

. . . . . . 53-54 . . . . 150-240 . . . . . . . 105 . . . . . . . 156 . . . . . . 43-60 . . . . . . 49-55 . . . . . . 69-74

For links to the latest ski conditions visit: www.skicentral.com/oregon.html

Legend:W-weather, Pcp-precipitation, s-sun, pc-partial clouds, c-clouds, h-haze, sh-showers, r-rain, t-thunderstorms, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice, rs-rain-snow mix, w-wind, f-fog, dr-drizzle, tr-trace

TRAVELERS’ FORECAST NATIONAL

NATIONAL WEATHER SYSTEMS Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are high for the day.

S

S

Yesterday’s U.S. extremes

S

S

S

S

Vancouver 40/39 Seattle 46/33

Calgary 20/-2

S Saskatoon 15/-6

S

S

S

Winnipeg 17/10

S

Thunder Bay 23/11

S

S

S

S S

Quebec 17/3

Halifax 28/16 P ortland (in the 48 Billings To ronto Portland 27/10 contiguous states): 31/13 21/9 47/35 St. Paul Green Bay Boston 24/18 27/14 25/18 Buffalo Rapid City Boise Detroit • 94° 21/6 New York 33/13 42/23 25/13 McAllen, Texas 31/20 Des Moines Cheyenne Philadelphia Columbus 36/26 Chicago 44/28 • -20° 30/22 32/18 29/21 Omaha San Francisco Sidney, Mont.

Salt Lake Washington, D. C. 38/26 54/40 City Louisville 33/18 Las Denver • 2.00” 44/31 45/30 Kansas City Vegas 53/28 Cincinnati, Ohio 43/34 58/40 St. Louis Charlotte 42/30 69/34 Albuquerque Los Angeles Oklahoma City Nashville Little Rock 58/30 60/47 60/44 51/30 56/36 Phoenix Atlanta 67/46 Honolulu Birmingham 66/41 81/68 Dallas Tijuana 63/36 67/55 61/43 New Orleans 71/56 Orlando Houston 80/57 Chihuahua 70/58 79/40 Miami 83/66 Monterrey La Paz 84/61 76/51 Mazatlan Anchorage 79/51 20/-4 Juneau 21/9 Bismarck 23/6

FRONTS

Yesterday Tuesday Wed. City Hi/Lo/Pcp Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W Abilene, TX . . . . .62/54/0.00 . 67/53/pc . . . 71/57/c Akron . . . . . . . . .34/21/0.56 . 26/12/pc . . . 36/27/s Albany. . . . . . . . .22/15/0.10 . . .23/5/pc . . . 29/12/s Albuquerque. . . .50/29/0.00 . 58/30/pc . . 61/32/pc Anchorage . . . . . 24/-2/0.01 . . . 20/-4/s . . .21/-3/pc Atlanta . . . . . . . .73/53/0.00 . . .66/41/s . . 62/46/pc Atlantic City . . . .47/35/0.01 . 32/18/pc . . . 37/31/s Austin . . . . . . . . .80/64/0.00 . . .67/55/c . . . 74/58/c Baltimore . . . . . .42/34/0.00 . . .34/14/c . . . 40/28/s Billings. . . . . . . . . 21/-4/0.00 . . .31/13/c . . .20/-3/sn Birmingham . . . .76/60/0.00 . . .63/36/s . . 65/48/pc Bismarck . . . . . . . . 8/-3/0.00 . . .23/6/pc . . .23/-2/sn Boise . . . . . . . . . .41/26/0.00 . .42/23/sh . . .38/23/sf Boston. . . . . . . . .30/23/0.03 . 25/18/pc . . . 37/20/s Bridgeport, CT. . .33/26/0.34 . . .30/18/s . . . 32/22/s Buffalo . . . . . . . .24/12/0.04 . . . .21/6/s . . 33/19/pc Burlington, VT. . . .14/8/0.08 . . .17/0/pc . . . . 31/7/s Caribou, ME . . . . .10/4/0.00 . . .20/0/pc . . . .25/-4/s Charleston, SC . .78/52/0.00 . . .76/48/s . . 61/46/pc Charlotte. . . . . . .75/44/0.00 . . .69/34/s . . 54/34/pc Chattanooga. . . .71/50/0.00 . . .60/33/s . . 63/41/pc Cheyenne . . . . . . .38/6/0.00 . 44/28/pc . . 43/19/pc Chicago. . . . . . . .34/28/0.01 . 29/21/pc . . . 41/33/c Cincinnati . . . . . .62/35/2.00 . . 35/26/sf . . 46/38/pc Cleveland . . . . . .32/19/0.50 . 25/12/pc . . 34/28/pc Colorado Springs 46/15/0.00 . . .49/24/s . . 50/24/pc Columbia, MO . .50/35/0.43 . 43/30/pc . . 53/41/pc Columbia, SC . . .77/45/0.00 . . .72/42/s . . 62/39/pc Columbus, GA. . .78/56/0.00 . . .72/39/s . . . 68/46/s Columbus, OH. . .41/28/1.10 . . 30/22/sf . . . 40/34/s Concord, NH . . . .23/13/0.01 . . .25/3/pc . . . . 36/6/s Corpus Christi. . .78/66/0.00 . . .71/61/c . . . 75/66/c Dallas Ft Worth. .75/57/0.00 . 67/55/pc . . . 70/60/c Dayton . . . . . . . .50/28/1.35 . . 29/19/sf . . . 41/34/s Denver. . . . . . . . .47/16/0.00 . . .53/28/s . . . 53/23/s Des Moines. . . . 36/26/trace . 36/26/pc . . . 49/26/c Detroit. . . . . . . . .27/17/0.57 . 25/13/pc . . 32/28/pc Duluth . . . . . . . . .21/16/0.03 . 24/11/pc . . 28/18/sn El Paso. . . . . . . . .64/43/0.00 . . .70/41/s . . 73/42/pc Fairbanks. . . . . . . .21/8/0.62 . . 5/-32/pc . . . .2/-9/pc Fargo. . . . . . . . . . .16/4/0.05 . . .18/9/pc . . . . 22/2/c Flagstaff . . . . . . . 34/-3/3.79 . . .39/16/s . . 41/16/pc

Yesterday Tuesday Wed. City Hi/Lo/Pcp Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W Grand Rapids . . .29/18/0.48 . . .25/8/pc . . 34/25/pc Green Bay. . . . . .26/19/0.25 . 27/14/pc . . 33/29/pc Greensboro. . . . .74/45/0.00 . . .60/31/s . . . 52/33/s Harrisburg. . . . . .38/30/0.03 . 30/13/pc . . . 34/16/s Hartford, CT . . . .30/25/0.09 . . .31/11/s . . . 34/12/s Helena. . . . . . . . . .30/3/0.00 . . 33/13/sf . . . 17/-2/sf Honolulu . . . . . . .83/72/0.00 . . .81/68/r . . 81/70/pc Houston . . . . . . .79/66/0.00 . . .70/58/c . . . 74/62/c Huntsville . . . . . .71/60/0.00 . . .60/32/s . . 60/48/pc Indianapolis . . . .59/33/1.24 . . .34/24/c . . 45/38/pc Jackson, MS . . . .80/59/0.00 . 69/48/pc . . . 72/57/c Madison, WI . . . .31/24/0.30 . 28/18/pc . . . 35/27/c Jacksonville. . . . .81/57/0.00 . . .78/50/s . . . 71/50/s Juneau. . . . . . . . .35/22/0.06 . . . 21/9/sf . . . 20/6/pc Kansas City. . . . .34/24/0.00 . 43/34/pc . . 54/38/sh Lansing . . . . . . . .27/17/0.34 . . . .24/5/s . . 34/25/pc Las Vegas . . . . . .54/39/0.00 . 58/40/pc . . 61/39/pc Lexington . . . . . .64/43/0.09 . . .41/27/c . . . 52/42/s Lincoln. . . . . . . . .28/12/0.00 . 41/26/pc . . 53/26/pc Little Rock. . . . . .71/60/0.08 . . .56/36/s . . . 63/53/c Los Angeles. . . . .58/44/0.00 . . .60/47/s . . 61/49/pc Louisville . . . . . . .68/39/0.16 . . .44/31/c . . 54/44/pc Memphis. . . . . . .68/59/0.01 . . .54/36/s . . 61/55/pc Miami . . . . . . . . .81/69/0.00 . . .83/66/s . . . 81/66/s Milwaukee . . . . .31/23/0.21 . 28/16/pc . . . 36/30/c Minneapolis . . . .25/19/0.10 . 24/18/pc . . . 35/19/c Nashville . . . . . . .68/61/0.00 . 51/30/pc . . 60/46/pc New Orleans. . . .80/61/0.00 . . .71/56/f . . . 71/58/c New York . . . . . .36/27/0.34 . . .31/20/s . . . 37/26/s Newark, NJ . . . . .38/29/0.21 . . .33/17/s . . . 37/25/s Norfolk, VA . . . . .72/45/0.00 . .42/29/sh . . . 45/28/s Oklahoma City . .67/33/0.00 . 60/44/pc . . . 68/54/c Omaha . . . . . . . .27/17/0.00 . 38/26/pc . . . 52/25/c Orlando. . . . . . . .85/55/0.00 . . .80/57/s . . . 79/54/s Palm Springs. . . .64/40/0.00 . . .62/44/s . . . 60/44/c Peoria . . . . . . . . .57/34/0.04 . 36/26/pc . . 46/36/pc Philadelphia . . . .43/35/0.01 . . .32/18/s . . . 40/27/s Phoenix. . . . . . . .63/41/0.00 . . .67/46/s . . 66/48/pc Pittsburgh . . . . . .35/27/0.81 . 29/13/pc . . 40/29/pc Portland, ME. . . .26/18/0.07 . 27/10/pc . . . 31/23/s Providence . . . . .30/25/0.06 . . .30/14/s . . . 37/17/s Raleigh . . . . . . . .76/44/0.00 . . .60/31/s . . 51/33/pc

Yesterday Tuesday Wed. Yesterday Tuesday Wed. City Hi/Lo/Pcp Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W City Hi/Lo/Pcp Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W Rapid City . . . . . . 10/-8/0.00 . 33/13/pc . . . . 30/4/c Savannah . . . . . .78/50/0.00 . . .77/48/s . . . 66/47/s Reno . . . . . . . . . .39/16/0.00 . 42/19/pc . . . 43/26/s Seattle. . . . . . . . .45/34/0.00 . .46/33/sh . . 41/32/sh Richmond . . . . . .70/45/0.00 . 40/23/pc . . . 48/28/s Sioux Falls. . . . . .24/10/0.06 . 24/21/pc . . 32/10/pc Rochester, NY . . .23/12/0.05 . . . .21/8/s . . . 32/18/s Spokane . . . . . . .37/23/0.00 . . 35/22/sf . . 28/12/sn Sacramento. . . . .55/35/0.00 . . .57/36/s . . . 55/36/s Springfield, MO. .57/33/0.04 . . .48/33/s . . 60/47/sh St. Louis. . . . . . . .64/41/0.43 . 42/30/pc . . . 53/41/c Tampa . . . . . . . . .77/60/0.00 . . .75/58/s . . . 76/57/s Salt Lake City . . .41/27/0.00 . .45/30/sh . . 44/32/pc Tucson. . . . . . . . .62/37/0.00 . . .67/40/s . . 66/39/pc San Antonio . . . .78/64/0.00 . . .68/57/c . . . 75/60/c Tulsa . . . . . . . . . .67/35/0.00 . 59/43/pc . . . 61/57/c San Diego . . . . . .60/47/0.00 . . .62/48/s . . 59/49/pc Washington, DC .55/37/0.02 . . .33/18/c . . . 43/33/s San Francisco . . .52/40/0.00 . . .54/42/s . . . 53/42/s Wichita . . . . . . . .41/22/0.00 . 50/35/pc . . . 59/46/c San Jose . . . . . . .55/34/0.00 . . .57/41/s . . . 56/38/s Yakima . . . . . . . .49/18/0.00 . . 45/24/sf . . .39/23/rs Santa Fe . . . . . . .45/15/0.00 . . .54/27/s . . . 55/25/s Yuma. . . . . . . . . .77/44/0.00 . . .69/46/s . . . 69/48/c

INTERNATIONAL Amsterdam. . . . .36/25/0.00 . 40/30/pc . . 41/34/sh Athens. . . . . . . . .55/48/0.03 . .56/44/sh . . 55/45/sh Auckland. . . . . . .75/66/0.00 . .72/64/sh . . 74/64/sh Baghdad . . . . . . .70/55/0.00 . 73/54/pc . . . 75/53/s Bangkok . . . . . . .90/77/0.00 . . .90/78/t . . . .90/77/t Beijing. . . . . . . . .45/23/0.00 . 52/26/pc . . 58/33/pc Beirut. . . . . . . . . .66/59/0.96 . 65/54/pc . . 66/53/pc Berlin. . . . . . . . . .25/14/0.00 . . .25/12/s . . . 27/13/s Bogota . . . . . . . .91/41/0.00 . .68/46/sh . . 67/47/sh Budapest. . . . . . .30/27/0.01 . 31/20/pc . . 31/19/pc Buenos Aires. . . .82/70/0.00 . 80/66/pc . . 80/64/pc Cabo San Lucas .72/57/0.00 . . .78/55/s . . . 78/56/s Cairo . . . . . . . . . .72/55/0.00 . . .72/56/s . . . 73/56/s Calgary . . . . . . . . .34/7/0.00 . . 20/-2/sn . . . 5/-17/sf Cancun . . . . . . . .81/66/0.00 . 84/68/pc . . 83/67/pc Dublin . . . . . . . . .52/41/0.03 . . .49/43/r . . 53/44/sh Edinburgh . . . . . .41/34/0.00 . . .45/39/c . . 50/43/sh Geneva . . . . . . . .50/37/0.00 . . .41/32/c . . 44/35/sh Harare . . . . . . . . .82/63/0.00 . . .81/60/t . . . .80/60/t Hong Kong . . . . .63/59/0.00 . .65/57/sh . . 67/56/pc Istanbul. . . . . . . .46/39/0.02 . .45/37/sh . . 44/36/sh Jerusalem . . . . . .56/48/0.00 . . .64/46/s . . . 66/46/s Johannesburg . . .75/57/0.27 . . .78/57/t . . . .78/59/t Lima . . . . . . . . . .79/66/0.00 . 83/69/pc . . 84/70/pc Lisbon . . . . . . . . .63/54/0.00 . . .66/50/s . . . 68/51/s London . . . . . . . .45/39/0.00 . . .48/42/c . . 54/43/sh Madrid . . . . . . . .55/41/0.00 . 60/38/pc . . 64/39/pc Manila. . . . . . . . .90/72/0.00 . 91/75/pc . . 89/75/pc

Mecca . . . . . . . . .95/72/0.00 . . .92/71/s . . 91/72/pc Mexico City. . . . .77/46/0.00 . . .79/46/s . . 80/49/pc Montreal. . . . . . . .52/5/0.03 . . . .17/5/s . . . 26/13/s Moscow . . . . . . . . 7/-6/0.01 . . . .9/1/pc . . . 11/1/pc Nairobi . . . . . . . .82/59/0.00 . . .81/56/t . . 80/60/sh Nassau . . . . . . . .84/63/0.00 . . .83/68/s . . 80/67/pc New Delhi. . . . . .70/52/0.00 . . .75/50/s . . . 75/52/s Osaka . . . . . . . . .57/37/0.00 . . .56/36/s . . 57/39/pc Oslo. . . . . . . . . . . 18/-6/0.00 . . . .14/3/c . . . . 14/7/sf Ottawa . . . . . . . . .12/0/0.03 . . . .16/6/s . . . 28/15/s Paris. . . . . . . . . . .48/37/0.07 . . .47/41/c . . 50/41/sh Rio de Janeiro. . .95/77/0.00 . . .90/77/t . . . .87/76/t Rome. . . . . . . . . .55/41/0.66 . 55/38/pc . . . 54/36/s Santiago . . . . . . .82/55/0.00 . . .80/53/s . . . 81/52/s Sao Paulo . . . . . .86/66/0.00 . . .87/66/t . . . .84/66/t Sapporo. . . . . . . .39/21/0.00 . 36/25/pc . . . 38/23/s Seoul . . . . . . . . . .54/28/0.00 . . .50/25/s . . . 49/26/s Shanghai. . . . . . .54/34/0.00 . . .55/42/s . . 55/44/pc Singapore . . . . . .93/77/0.00 . . .88/76/t . . . .88/75/t Stockholm. . . . . .21/14/0.00 . . . 13/-3/c . . .11/-4/pc Sydney. . . . . . . . .75/68/0.00 . 72/64/pc . . . 76/65/s Taipei. . . . . . . . . .61/57/0.00 . 69/61/pc . . 70/60/pc Tel Aviv . . . . . . . .64/55/0.27 . . .67/53/s . . . 67/51/s Tokyo. . . . . . . . . .46/41/0.00 . . .54/40/s . . . 52/38/s Toronto . . . . . . . .21/10/0.16 . . . .21/9/s . . 29/22/pc Vancouver. . . . . .41/25/0.00 . . 40/39/rs . . .36/24/sf Vienna. . . . . . . . .25/18/0.00 . 31/16/pc . . . 31/19/s Warsaw. . . . . . . . .21/1/0.00 . . .15/5/pc . . . . 17/8/c

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THE BULLETIN • TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2011

SKIING Sun Cup alpine ski event starts today at Bachelor The 2011 Sun Cup alpine ski event starts today and runs through Sunday at Mt. Bachelor ski area.

Hosted by the Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation, the 48th annual event includes super-G and downhill races for men and women.

Races will be staged on the Cliffhanger Run near the Skyliner chairlift.

The Sun Cup typically attracts top skiers of ages 13 to 19 from around the Pacific Northwest. The event is the divisional speed portion of the Pacific Northwest Ski Association’s Northwest Cup Series.

The series is an elite race circuit of the PNSA, which includes Oregon, Washington and northern Idaho.

Today’s races include women’s super-G at 9:45 a.m., followed by men’s super-G at noon.

Training for downhill races is scheduled for Thursday and Friday, starting at 10 a.m. both days. Downhill races are set for Saturday and Sunday, also starting at 10 a.m. each day.

The schedule is subject to change due to weather.

Recent heavy snowfall at Bachelor could make for challenging racing conditions, according to MBSEF executive director Chuck Kenlan.

For more information, visit www.mbsef.org or call 541388-0002.

—Bulletin staff report

Kailee Amberson Bend, 22 Alpine Skiing

Bob Arata Bend, 55 Alpine Skiing

Josh Arnold Bend, 35 Alpine Skiing

Kori Barnett Bend, 31 Snowshoeing

Eric Cain Redmond, 43 Alpine Skiing

Jordan Estrada Bend, 25 Snowshoeing

Ben Finestone Bend, 8 Snowshoeing

Adam Fullerton Bend, 28 Cross-country Skiing

Eric Fullerton Bend, 29 Cross-country Skiing

Charla Gibson Bend, 39 Snowshoeing

Andrea Gifford Bend, 22 Cross-country skiing

Nicole Harder La Pine, 22 Equipment Manager

Darren Laughlin Bend, 42 Snowshoeing

John Paul Monroe Powell Butte, 31 snowshoeing

Melissa Murray Bend, 27 Alpine Skiing

Tanisha Reynolds Bend, 23 Snowboarding

Tiffany Reynolds Bend, 23 Snowboarding

Roy Ritter Bend, 31 Alpine Skiing

Christina Smith Bend, 21 Snowboarding

Mary Stevens Bend, 24 Snowshoeing

Michelle Swager Bend, 46 Snowshoeing

Kristel Wieglenda Bend, 29 Snowshoeing

Michaela Young Bend, 16 Alpine Skiing

Rick Havern Head Coach

NBA AP source: Knicks, Nuggets agree on Anthony deal NEW YORK — The Knicks have agreed to a trade with the Denver Nuggets for Carmelo Anthony, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Monday night.

The deal that would end the season-long trade saga involving Denver’s All-Star forward can’t be finalized until today during a conference call with the NBA office. Assuming it goes through, it puts Anthony alongside Amare Stoudemire in a potential explosive frontcourt — at a heavy cost for the Knicks.

The person provided no other details of who was in the deal, which was first reported Monday by the Denver Post.

The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to comment publicly on the trade.

The Post, citing a league source, said the Knicks would send Wilson Chandler, Raymond Felton, Danilo Gallinari, Timofey Mozgov and a 2014 first-round draft pick to the Nuggets, who would get additional picks and cash.

Along with Anthony, New York would acquire Chauncey Billups, Shelden Williams, Anthony Carter and Renaldo Balkman, according to the Post.

— The Associated Press

Photos by Andy Tullis / The Bulletin

G oing for the gold Special Olympians head to Bachelor for winter regional games

By Amanda Miles The Bulletin

two dozen from Central Oregon — are expected to participate. Friday will be a practice day, and on Saturday, the competition for gold, silver and bronze medals will begin in alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, snowboarding and snowshoeing. The event is the largest Special Olympics snow sports competition in Oregon.

The athletes are eager for the games to begin.

“I missed it,” Darren Laughlin said at a recent Sunday team practice at Mt. Bachelor. “I missed it so much.”

See Gold / D4

COMMUNITY SPORTS

MOUNT BACHELOR — This weekend, athletes from across the state will gather at Mt. Bachelor to compete.

Such occurrences are not uncommon at the mountain this time of year. After all, it is the height of winter.

But this event is a special one — as in Special Olympics.

The Special Olympics Oregon Winter Regional Games return to Mt. Bachelor ski area Friday through Sunday. A total of 188 participants — including nearly

If you go S P E C IAL OLYMPICS OREGON WINTER REGIONAL GAMES When: Friday through Sunday (Friday is a practice day) Where: Mt. Bachelor ski area Who: An expected 188 Special Olympians from around the state, including 23 from Deschutes and Crook counties What: Events in alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, snowboarding and snowshoeing More info: www.soor.org

BOXING

After being shot, stabbed, former boxer refuses to quit

By Tim Dahlberg The Associated Press

Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony

INDEX Scoreboard ................................D2 College baseball ........................D2 College basketball .....................D3 NHL .......................................... D4 Community Sports ................... D4

LAS VEGAS — In Christy Martin’s world everything was pink.

Except the blood. On a March night 15 years ago in a boxing ring on the Las Vegas Strip it was bright red and it was everywhere, gushing from a freshly broken nose and forming a mosaic of stains on Martin’s pink trunks.

The people who had paid thousands to sit at ringside were there to watch Mike Tyson win the heavyweight title against Frank Bruno, not two women fight. But as the blood flowed the cheers started raining down as the unlikely warriors bathed in red traded punches for six rounds before Martin won a unanimous decision.

Tyson would knock Bruno out in the third round that night to win the title for what would be the last time. But those at the MGM Grand arena and watching at home on pay-per-view couldn’t stop talking about the woman in pink who brawled, bled and fought like a man.

A few weeks later she would be on the cover of Sports Illustrated, staring defiantly with her gloves on her hips under the heading “The Lady is a Champ.” Promoter Don King penciled her in for Tyson’s next undercard, and the next after that.

“I’ll open the show and Mike will close it,” she boasted.

On fight weeks, fans would mob Martin in the hotel lobby, asking for pictures and autographs.

See Martin / D3

Julie Jacobson / The Associated Press

Boxer Christy Martin works on the speed bag during a workout in Las Vegas. Just months after being stabbed and shot by her husband, Martin is scheduled to return to the ring on March 12 and fight Dakota Stone as the first fight on the card.

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Today Girls basketball: Redmond at Thurston, 5:30 p.m.; Madras at Molalla, 7 p.m.

Boys basketball: Class 5A play-in, Springfield at Summit, 6 p.m.; Molalla at Madras, 7 p.m.

11:30 a.m. — UEFA Champions League, Olympique Lyonnais vs. Real Madrid, FSNW.

BASKETBALL 4 p.m. — Men’s college, Illinois at Ohio State, ESPN. 4 p.m. — Men’s college, Virginia Tech at Wake Forest, ESPN2.

6 p.m. — Men’s college, Tennessee at Vanderbilt, ESPN. 7 p.m. — Men’s college, Washington at Seattle, FSNW.

HOCKEY 5:30 p.m. — NHL, New Jersey Devils at Dallas Stars, VS. network.

WEDNESDAY BASKETBALL 1 p.m. — Men’s college, Washington at Seattle, FSNW. 4 p.m. — NBA, Oklahoma City Thunder at San Antonio Spurs, ESPN. 4 p.m. — Men’s college, Temple at Duke, ESPN2.

6 p.m. — Men’s college, Baylor at Missouri, ESPN2.

6:30 p.m. — NBA, Los Angeles Clippers at New Orleans Hornets, ESPN. 7:30 p.m. — NBA, Los Angeles Lakers at Portland Trail Blazers, Blazers Network (Ch. 39).

7:30 p.m. — Men’s college, Alaska-Fairbanks at Alaska-Anchorage, FSNW. 8 p.m. — Men’s college, New Mexico State at San Jose State, ESPN2.

HOCKEY 4:30 p.m. — NHL, San Jose Sharks at Pittsburgh Penguins, VS. network.

RADIO TODAY BASKETBALL 7 p.m. — Boys high school, Molalla at Madras, KWSO-FM 91.9.

WEDNESDAY BASKETBALL 7:30 p.m. — NBA, Los Angeles Lakers at Portland Trail Blazers, KRCOAM 690, KBND-AM 1110.

Listings are the most accurate available. The Bulletin is not responsible for late changes made by TV or radio stations.

S B Auto racing • Formula One race in Bahrain off because of unrest: The season-opening Formula One race in Bahrain was called off Monday because of anti-government protests in the Gulf kingdom. The March 13 race had been in doubt for more than a week amid the deadly protests, with demonstrators demanding the ruling monarchy gives up its near-absolute control. Bahrain Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, who owns the rights to the race, told F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone by telephone of the decision by organizers. “We felt it was important for the country to focus on immediate issues of national interest and leave the hosting of Bahrain’s Formula One race to a later date,” the prince said in a statement.

Football • NFL, union resume mediation for fourth day in row: Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Charlie Batch emerged with a positive outlook Monday after attending a fourth consecutive day of federally mediated negotiations between the NFL and the players’ union. “Things are going well,” said Batch, a member of the NFL Players Association executive committee. “We’ll see how things progress over the coming days.” Batch and two other current players — Cleveland Browns linebacker Scott Fujita and New York Jets fullback Tony Richardson — left Monday at 5 p.m., about six hours after the session began at the office of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. That U.S. government agency’s director, George Cohen, has been mediating the current round of talks. The league and union agreed to try mediation after months of infrequent — and sometimes contentious — bargaining. The current labor deal expires at the end of the day March 3.

TUCSON, Ariz. — The Collegiate Baseball poll with records through Feb. 20, points and previous rank. Voting is done by coaches, sports writers and sports information directors: Record Pts Pvs 1. Florida 3-0 495 2 2. UCLA 3-0 494 3 3. TCU 2-1 492 1 4. Vanderbilt 4-0 490 5 5. Oklahoma 4-0 489 6 6. Clemson 2-1 484 4 7. Texas 3-1 481 7 8. Texas A&M 3-0 480 8 9. Stanford 2-1 476 10 10. Arizona State 3-0 473 11 11. Florida State 3-0 471 13 12. South Carolina 3-0 469 14 13. LSU 3-0 467 15 14. Virginia 3-0 464 17 15. Oregon 1-2 460 9 16. Louisville 3-0 458 20 17. Arizona 3-0 455 22 18. North Carolina 4-0 453 27 19. Cal State Fullerton 1-2 450 12 20. Miami 2-1 449 18 21. Georgia Tech 2-1 447 19 22. Rice 1-2 446 21 23. Wichita State 3-0 444 23 24. Coastal Carolina 3-1 441 24 25. Connecticut 1-2 438 16 26. Auburn 2-1 435 25 27. Arkansas 3-0 434 32 28. Fresno State 2-0 431 29 29. St. John’s 2-1 428 26 30. UC Irvine 3-0 426 34 30. Hawaii 2-1 426 38

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Wednesday Girls Basketball: Marshfield at Bend, 6 p.m.

BASKETBALL Men’s college Monday’s Games ——— FAR WEST N. Colorado 87, North Dakota 69 SOUTHWEST Prairie View 59, Ark.-Pine Bluff 53 UCF 74, UTEP 68 MIDWEST Kent St. 74, W. Michigan 72 Wis.-Green Bay 81, Valparaiso 80, OT SOUTH Alabama St. 62, Alcorn St. 53 Bethune-Cookman 66, Howard 64 Chattanooga 75, Furman 59 Coll. of Charleston 75, Samford 49 Coppin St. 89, Delaware St. 72 Florida A&M 58, Hampton 55 Florida Gulf Coast 64, Stetson 60 N. Carolina A&T 72, N.C. Central 67 S. Carolina St. 64, Norfolk St. 62 W. Carolina 70, UNC Greensboro 66 EAST Syracuse 69, Villanova 64 POLLS The Top Twenty Five The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 20, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking: Record Pts Pvs 1. Duke (35) 25-2 1,531 5 2. Ohio St. (10) 25-2 1,519 2 3. Kansas (5) 25-2 1,457 1 4. Pittsburgh (12) 24-3 1,452 4 5. Texas (1) 23-4 1,395 3 6. San Diego St. 27-1 1,327 6 7. BYU (2) 25-2 1,261 7 8. Purdue 22-5 1,182 11 9. Notre Dame 21-5 1,036 8 10. Arizona 23-4 942 12 11. Georgetown 21-6 929 9 12. Wisconsin 20-6 921 10 13. Florida 21-5 841 14 14. Connecticut 20-6 768 13 15. Villanova 21-6 697 15 16. Louisville 20-7 593 16 17. Syracuse 22-6 527 17 18. Vanderbilt 20-6 499 18 19. North Carolina 20-6 495 19 20. Missouri 21-6 378 20 21. Texas A&M 21-5 342 21 22. Kentucky 19-7 301 22 23. St. John’s 17-9 214 — 24. Temple 21-5 199 23 25. Xavier 20-6 103 24 Others receiving votes: Utah St. 97, George Mason 51, West Virginia 42, Alabama 15, Florida St. 4, UNLV 2, Washington 2, Belmont 1, Harvard 1, UCLA 1.

USA Today/ESPN Top 25 Poll The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 20, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking: Record Pts Pvs 1. Duke (19) 25-2 746 5 2. Kansas (1) 25-2 708 1 3. Ohio State (4) 25-2 699 3 4. San Diego State (3) 27-1 672 6 5. Texas 23-4 667 2 6. Pittsburgh (4) 24-3 664 4 7. BYU 25-2 593 8 8. Purdue 22-5 562 11 9. Notre Dame 21-5 506 7 10. Arizona 23-4 461 13 11. Georgetown 21-6 437 9 12. Wisconsin 20-6 428 10 13. Florida 21-5 397 15 14. Villanova 21-6 377 14 15. Connecticut 20-6 312 12 16. Louisville 20-7 278 16 17. Texas A&M 21-5 254 17 18. Vanderbilt 20-6 242 18 19. North Carolina 20-6 236 19 20. Syracuse 22-6 183 20 21. Missouri 21-6 161 21 22. Kentucky 19-7 134 22 23. Utah State 25-3 109 24 24. Temple 21-5 85 25 25. St. John’s 17-9 73 — Others receiving votes: George Mason 55, Xavier 18, Washington 6, UCLA 5, Valparaiso 3, Coastal Carolina 2, Saint Mary’s 1, West Virginia 1.

Women’s college Monday’s Games ——— FAR WEST Fresno St. 65, New Mexico St. 55 MIDWEST Oakland, Mich. 61, N. Dakota St. 58 S. Dakota St. 50, IPFW 47 S. Utah 62, IUPUI 45 SIU-Edwardsville 60, SE Missouri 51 UMKC 53, W. Illinois 47 SOUTH Alcorn St. 72, Alabama St. 67 Charleston Southern 63, Presbyterian 52 Chattanooga 73, Elon 63

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Delaware St. 51, Coppin St. 49 ETSU 90, Belmont 86, 2OT Florida Gulf Coast 64, Stetson 59 Furman 62, Davidson 57 Gardner-Webb 68, High Point 60 Georgia Southern 67, Appalachian St. 57 Hampton 88, Florida A&M 49 Howard 54, Bethune-Cookman 39 Miami 74, Wake Forest 46 Morgan St. 58, Md.-Eastern Shore 56, OT N. Carolina A&T 82, N.C. Central 48 N.C. State 88, North Carolina 72 Radford 69, Winthrop 47 S. Carolina St. 62, Norfolk St. 49 S.C.-Upstate 81, Lipscomb 76 Samford 59, UNC-Greensboro 52 Southern U. 65, Alabama A&M 57 Tennessee 77, Georgia 44 UNC Asheville 67, Coastal Carolina 64 EAST Fairleigh Dickinson 79, Robert Morris 76 Long Island U. 65, Mount St. Mary’s, Md. 61 Loyola, Md. 60, Manhattan 45 Marist 79, St. Peter’s 38 POLLS The Women’s Top Twenty Five The top 25 teams in the The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 20, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking: Record Pts Pvs 1. Connecticut (37) 26-1 997 2 2. Stanford (3) 24-2 953 3 3. Baylor 24-2 914 1 4. Tennessee 25-2 892 4 5. Texas A&M 22-3 819 5 6. Xavier 23-2 808 6 7. DePaul 25-3 705 10 8. Notre Dame 22-5 688 8 9. Duke 24-3 681 7 10. Michigan St. 24-3 652 11 11. UCLA 22-3 631 9 12. Miami 23-3 539 13 13. North Carolina 22-4 534 12 14. Florida St. 22-5 482 15 15. Maryland 21-6 404 16 16. Oklahoma 19-7 397 14 17. Wis.-Green Bay 25-1 370 17 18. Georgetown 20-7 255 18 19. West Virginia 21-6 236 21 20. Kentucky 20-7 214 19 21. Marist 24-2 130 24 22. Georgia 20-6 108 — 23. Gonzaga 24-4 95 25 24. Marquette 20-6 90 22 25. Iowa St. 18-8 76 20 Others receiving votes: Penn St. 63, Iowa 60, Texas Tech 56, Houston 50, Georgia Tech 35, Louisiana Tech 21, Temple 19, Ohio St. 9, BYU 7, Boston College 5, St. John’s 3, Princeton 2.

NBA NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION All Times PST ——— EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Boston 40 14 .741 — New York 28 26 .519 12 Philadelphia 27 29 .482 14 New Jersey 17 40 .298 24½ Toronto 15 41 .268 26 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 41 15 .732 — Orlando 36 21 .632 5½ Atlanta 34 21 .618 6½

24 32 .429 15 39 .278 Central Division W L Pct Chicago 38 16 .704 Indiana 24 30 .444 Milwaukee 21 34 .382 Detroit 21 36 .368 Cleveland 10 46 .179 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct San Antonio 46 10 .821 Dallas 40 16 .714 New Orleans 33 25 .569 Memphis 31 26 .544 Houston 26 31 .456 Northwest Division W L Pct Oklahoma City 35 19 .648 Portland 32 24 .571 Denver 32 25 .561 Utah 31 26 .544 Minnesota 13 43 .232 Pacific Division W L Pct L.A. Lakers 38 19 .667 Phoenix 27 27 .500 Golden State 26 29 .473 L.A. Clippers 21 35 .375 Sacramento 13 40 .245 ——— Monday’s Games No games scheduled Today’s Games Toronto at Charlotte, 4 p.m.

Indiana at Washington, 4 p.m.

Houston at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.

Sacramento at Miami, 4:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Milwaukee, 5 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m.

Memphis at Denver, 6 p.m.

Boston at Golden State, 7:30 p.m.

Atlanta at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m.

17 25 GB — 14 17½ 18½ 29 GB — 6 14 15½ 20½ GB — 4 4½ 5½ 23 GB — 9½ 11 16½ 23

BASEBALL College Baseball America Top 25 DURHAM, N.C. — The top 25 teams in the Baseball America poll with records through Feb. 20 and previous ranking (voting by the staff of Baseball America): Record Pv 1. Florida 3-0 1 2. UCLA 3-0 2 3. Vanderbilt 4-0 4 4. TCU 2-1 3 5. Oklahoma 3-0 5 6. Texas 3-1 6 7. South Carolina 3-0 7 8. Stanford 2-1 13 9. Arizona State 3-0 11 10. Florida State 3-0 12 11. Clemson 2-1 10 12. Cal State Fullerton 1-2 8 13. Virginia 3-0 15 14. Connecticut 1-2 9 15. Oregon 1-2 14 16. Baylor 2-1 16 17. California 2-0 17 18. Arizona 3-0 19 19. Coll. of Charleston 3-0 20 20. Louisiana State 3-0 21 21. Texas A&M 3-0 22 22. Rice 1-2 18 23. St. John’s 2-1 23 24. North Carolina 4-0 NR 25. Miami 2-1 24

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE All Times PST ——— EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Philadelphia 59 39 15 5 83 196 149 Pittsburgh 61 36 20 5 77 178 147 N.Y. Rangers 61 31 26 4 66 168 152 New Jersey 59 25 30 4 54 128 161 N.Y. Islanders 60 23 30 7 53 166 196 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 59 33 19 7 73 185 144 Montreal 60 31 22 7 69 154 154 Buffalo 58 27 25 6 60 166 171 Toronto 59 25 27 7 57 150 179 Ottawa 59 19 31 9 47 132 194 Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 59 34 18 7 75 179 185 Washington 61 32 19 10 74 165 153 Carolina 60 28 24 8 64 174 184 Atlanta 60 25 25 10 60 173 197 Florida 59 25 27 7 57 155 163 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Detroit 59 37 16 6 80 199 169 Nashville 59 31 20 8 70 156 139 Chicago 60 31 23 6 68 191 168 Columbus 58 29 23 6 64 159 175 St. Louis 58 27 22 9 63 163 172 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Vancouver 60 38 13 9 85 202 142 Calgary 61 31 22 8 70 185 175 Minnesota 59 31 22 6 68 154 155 Colorado 59 25 27 7 57 173 202 Edmonton 59 19 32 8 46 150 198 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Phoenix 60 32 19 9 73 172 167 San Jose 60 33 21 6 72 167 154 Los Angeles 59 32 23 4 68 163 142 Dallas 59 31 22 6 68 164 171 Anaheim 60 32 24 4 68 169 178 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Monday’s Games N.Y. Islanders 5, Florida 1 Chicago 5, St. Louis 3 Washington 1, Pittsburgh 0 Today’s Games N.Y. Islanders at Toronto, 4 p.m.

Phoenix at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Carolina, 4 p.m.

Nashville at Columbus, 4 p.m.

San Jose at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.

Edmonton at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

Colorado at St. Louis, 5 p.m.

New Jersey at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

Boston at Calgary, 6 p.m.

Montreal at Vancouver, 7 p.m.

TENNIS WTA WOMEN’S TENNIS ASSOCIATION ——— Qatar Ladies Open Monday Doha, Qatar Singles First Round Marion Bartoli, France, def. Alisa Kleybanova, Russia, 7-5, 6-2.

Lucie Safarova, Czech Republic, def. Agnieszka Radwanska (7), Poland, 7-6 (3), 6-3.

Nadia Petrova, Russia, def. Roberta Vinci, Italy, 64, 6-2.

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Abierto Mexicano Telcel Monday Acapulco, Mexico Singles

First Round Julia Goerges (1), Germany, def. Ximena Hermoso, Mexico, 6-1, 6-2.

Sorana Cirstea, Romania, def. Patricia Mayr-Achleitner, Austria, 6-2, 6-4.

Arantxa Parra Santonja (6), Spain, def. Sybille Bammer, Austria, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (4).

Pauline Parmentier, France, def. Zuzana Ondraskova, Czech Republic, 6-3, 7-5.

ATP ASSOCIATION OF TENNIS PROFESSIONALS ——— Dubai Duty Free Championships Monday Dubai, United Arab Emirates Singles First Round Ernests Gulbis (8), Latvia, def. Michael Berrer, Germany, 6-3, 6-4.

Philipp Petzschner, Germany, def. Andreas Seppi, Italy, 3-6, 7-6 (2), 6-2.

Lukas Rosol, Czech Republic, def. Karol Beck, Slovakia, 7-6 (2), 6-3.

Richard Gasquet, France, def. Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria, 6-2, 6-4.

Florian Mayer, Germany, def. Jarkko Nieminen, Finland, 6-4, 6-2.

Tomas Berdych (3), Czech Republic, def. Jeremy Chardy, France, 6-2, 6-3.

Sergei Bubka, Ukraine, def. Ivan Ljubicic (5), Croatia, 6-1, 0-1, retired.

Abierto Mexicano Telcel Monday Acapulco, Mexico Singles First Round Santiago Gonzalez, Mexico, def. Daniel Garza, Mexico, 6-2, 7-6 (5).

Alexandr Dolgopolov (6), Ukraine, def. Paul Capdeville, Chile, 7-5, 6-2.

Lukasz Kubot, Poland, def. Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo, Spain, 7-5, 6-0.

Filippo Volandri, Italy, def. Frederico Gil, Portugal, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4.

David Ferrer (1), Spain, def. Adrian Ungur, Romania, 6-1, 6-3.

Santiago Giraldo, Colombia, def. Albert Ramos-Vinolas, Spain, 4-6, 7-5, 7-5.

Delray Beach Championships Monday Delray Beach, Fla. Singles First Round Ricardo Mello, Brazil, def. Rainer Schuettler, Germany, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3.

Sam Querrey (3), United States, def. Dustin Brown, Germany, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 Florent Serra, France, def. Ryan Harrison, United States, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5.

James Blake, United States, def. Benjamin Becker (7), Germany, 7-5, 6-4.

Teymuraz Gabashvili, Russia, def. John Isner (4), United States, 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (13).

DEALS Transactions BASEBALL American League DETROIT TIGERS—Agreed to terms with RHP Robbie Weinhardt, LHP Andy Oliver, LHP Daniel Schlereth, LHP Brad Thomas, INF Cale Iorg and INF Will Rhymes on one-year contracts.

SEATTLE MARINERS—Agreed to terms with RHP Doug Fister, RHP Jose Flores, LHP Cesar Jimenez, RHP Josh Lueke, RHP Yorvis Medina, LHP Edward Paredes, RHP Michael Pineda, LHP Mauricio Robles, RHP Chaz Roe, RHP Tom Wilhelmsen, INF Alex Liddi, INF Matt Mangini, INF Justin Smoak, INF Matt Tuiasosopo, OF Johermyn Chavez and OF Carlos Peguero on one-year contracts.

National League ATLANTA BRAVES—Signed executive vice president and general manager Frank Wren to a two-year contract extension through the 2013 season.

HOUSTON ASTROS—Agreed to terms with RHP Alberto Arias on a one-year contract.

NEW YORK METS—Named Dave Jauss coordinator of staff development, Brian Chicklo medical coordinator, Rick Tomlin roving pitching instructor, Mark Brewer short-season roving pitching instructor, Jack Voigt outfield/baserunning coordinator and Randy Niemann rehabilitation pitching coordinator.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Announced RHP Luis Atilano cleared waivers and was assigned to Syracuse (IL).

FOOTBALL National Football League CINCINNATI BENGALS—Named James Urban receivers coach.

MIAMI DOLPHINS—Named Bryan Cox pass rush coach.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS—Designated LB Chad Greenway as the franchise player.

HOCKEY National Hockey League ATLANTA THRASHERS—Recalled LW Patrick Rissmiller from Lake Erie (AHL).

OTTAWA SENATORS—Assigned G Pascal Leclaire to Binghamton (AHL) for conditioning.

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS—Traded D Alex Goligoski to Dallas for LW James Neal and D Matt Niskanen.

ST. LOUIS BLUES—Assigned D Tyson Strachan to Peoria (AHL).

VANCOUVER CANUCKS—Called up C Cody Hodgson from Manitoba (AHL). Sent D Evan Oberg to Manitoba.

COLLEGE HOLY FAMILY—Suspended men’s basketball coach John O’Connor pending the outcome of an investigation after he was accused of pushing, kicking and injuring sophomore Matt Kravchuk.

KANSAS—Suspended junior basketball G Tyshawn Taylor indefinitely for violating team rules.

Baseball • Woman pitches to Cleveland Indians: Justine Siegal became the first woman to pitch batting practice in a major league spring training camp when she threw to the Cleveland Indians on Monday. Not only did she pass the test with flying colors, some people became a little envious along the way. “She made me look bad,” said manager Manny Acta, who also throws batting practice to Cleveland’s hitters. Acta played catch with Siegal before she took the mound. “She was pretty impressive,” he said. “She throws strikes. It was very good.” Siegal has already broken gender barriers in baseball, having coached at the professional and college levels. She wore a patch honoring Christina Taylor Green, the nine-year-old granddaughter of former major league manager Dallas Green, who was killed in last month’s shootings in Tucson. Christina Taylor Green was the only girl on her local Little League baseball team.

• Steinbrenner says Yanks ‘busy building mansions’: Yankees co-chairman Hank Steinbrenner thinks his team’s celebration of its 2009 World Series championship may have lasted too long. “I think, maybe, they celebrated too much last year,” Steinbrenner said Monday. “Some of the players, too busy building mansions and doing other things and not concentrating on winning. I have no problem saying that.” When it was pointed out that Yankees captain Derek Jeter was building a large multimillion dollar home in Tampa last year, Steinbrenner said he wasn’t singling out any individual. “I was just saying, maybe they were riding the wave of ’09 a little too much, and it happens sometimes,” Steinbrenner said. “This year in spring so far, from what I’ve seen and what I’ve been told, they’ve come in with a real, new drive and determination — the kind they had in ’09.” New York lost in the AL championship series last season to Texas after fading in the second half of the season and winding up with the AL wild card.

Basketball • Kansas point guard Taylor suspended indefinitely: No. 3 Kansas has suspended point guard Tyshawn Taylor indefinitely for violating team rules. The school did not specify the violation. Taylor has started 26 of 27 games for the Jayhawks, who were 25-2 overall and 10-2 in the Big 12 going into their game Monday night against Oklahoma State. Coach Bill Self said Taylor would continue practicing with the team until he was reinstated.

— From wire reports

Phillies’ Lee had offseason muscle strain The Associated Press Cliff Lee arrived at spring training with a big contract and a muscle strain.

The Philadelphia Phillies left-hander, signed to a $120 million, five-year deal during the offseason, said Monday the strain under his left armpit was the reason his first bullpen session lasted just eight pitches a week ago.

Lee completed his next two pitching sessions last week and took part in fielding practice during the first week of camp. He felt discomfort while playing catch last month in Arkansas.

“I had a little minor, something going on in my armpit,” Lee said in Clearwater, Fla. “I called the trainers, went to Philadelphia, and they diagnosed it. I didn’t throw for a few days, built back up and here I am. I’m perfectly fine and right with everyone else. It’s not really a major issue.”

Across the bay in Tampa, Alex Rodriguez arrived at Yankees camp and talked about the snack seen ’round the world.

The third baseman, known for dating actress Kate Hudson during the 2009 World Series, was pictured on TV getting fed popcorn by Cameron Diaz in a suite at the Super Bowl.

“Did anyone watch the Super Bowl?” Rodriguez said to laughter. “No popcorn endorsements yet, but our lines are open. Who would be upset about getting fed popcorn?”

Laughter quickly changed to a more serious tone when the discussion shifted to Rodriguez’s performance on the field the past two years, which declined following right hip surgery in March 2009.

The 13-time All-Star and three-time AL MVP was cleared during the offseason by Dr. Marc Philippon to end his combination rehab-workout program and resume his normal offseason routine. The result is a leaner A-Rod, down 5 or 6 pounds to around 222.

“This is as healthy as I’ve felt over the last

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several years,” the 35-year-old Rodriguez said.

“It’s fun getting back to work. I have a good winter behind me of real work, probably my first since ’07 or ’08. I’m ready to go.”

In Kissimmee, the Atlanta Braves gave general manager Frank Wren a two-year contract extension through the 2013 season. Wren, entering his fourth season, and new manager Fredi Gonzalez are signed for the next three years.

“We feel like we’re on the right path,” Wren said. “We finally got back to the playoffs last year, and we want to take it a little farther. I’m excited to be part of that.”

In Jupiter, union head Michael Weiner started his tour of training camps with the St. Louis Cardinals and said he expects meetings with management about the next labor contract to be held in both Florida and Arizona before the regular season opens. The current deal expires in December.

“I know we’re prepared to try to get it done.

I’m confident that the ownership is prepared to try to get it done as well,” Weiner said. “You don’t know until you get to the table.”

Weiner does not expect the looming trials for home run king Barry Bonds (scheduled for March) and seven-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens (scheduled for July) to cast a pall over the season.

“I don’t think anybody’s happy about the fact that Barry and Roger face these trials,” Weiner said. “Knowing both of those guys a long time, I’m not happy about that. I think the institution has gotten to the point where drug testing and the issues associated with it are going to be involved with the business of the game, but it’s not the dominant story that it has been or was several years ago.”

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OSU late-inning comeback denied

by Fresno State From wire reports FRESNO, Calif. — Austin Wynns’ single through the left side of the infield with one out in the ninth inning snapped a 4-4 tie and spoiled a late Oregon State rally in the Beavers’ 5-4 loss to Fresno State Monday afternoon at Beiden Field.

Wynns got the ball through the left side of the infield, enabling Brennan Gowens to race home in front of the throw from left fielder Max Gordon. The hit came off reliever Ryan Dunn, but the loss was charged to Dan Child, who fell to 0-1 this season after allowing two hits and a run in two innings.

The ninth-inning single spoiled a late comeback attempt by the Beavers, which saw OSU score three runs in the final three innings.

The Beavers tied the game with a solo run in the ninth. Luke Acosta went to third on a wild pitch and scored when the throw to third skipped past the third baseman, putting the game in a 4-4 deadlock.

Josh Osich made his first appearance on the mound for the Beavers since the 2009 season and worked 1 2⁄3 innings Monday, allowing three runs and two hits while striking out two with three walks. The lefty was relieved by righthander Tony Bryant with two runners on; Bryant got out of the inning with a 3-2 strikeout of Brennan Gowens.

Bryant worked a career-best four innings and struck out a career single-game best six. He scattered three hits and a run in his second outing of the season.

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Capitals take win over Penguins The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Alex Ovechkin scored the only goal and Michal Neuvirth was perfect for the second straight time against the Penguins, leading the Washington Capitals to a 1-0 win at Pittsburgh on Monday night.

Neuvirth made 39 saves, including 18 in the first period, for his third shutout of the season, and second against the Penguins after a 3-0 victory on Feb. 6.

Ovechkin secured the Capitals’ third win in four games by blasting a 35-footer over Marc-Andre Fleury’s right shoulder late in the second period.

Ovechkin’s goal — his first in four games this season against Pittsburgh — made up for Fleury stoning him on a breakaway in the first period in an entertaining back-and-forth game between two Eastern Conference rivals. The Capitals continue to have the edge on the Penguins, winning their season series 3-0-1 and improving to 10-0-2 since March 2008.

Fleury was solid in stopping 23 shots as the offensively depleted Penguins dropped to 2-4-1 in their past seven. Help is on the way for Pittsburgh, which hours prior to the game traded defenseman Alex Goligoski to Dallas in exchange for forward James Neal and defenseman Matt Niskanen.

Pittsburgh out-shot the Capitals 39-24, including 14-3 in the third period, but couldn’t solve Neuvirth.

The Penguins had plenty of jump but no finish for a team that’s down 10 regulars, including Sidney Crosby. Pittsburgh hasn’t scored against Washington since Evgeni Malkin’s second-period goal in a 3-1 loss dur-

ing the Winter Classic on Jan. 1.

The Capitals (32-19-10), coming off a 2-1 win at Buffalo a day earlier, went 3-2 in completing a five-game road trip and inched to within a point of Southeast Division-leading Tampa Bay and three points of the fourth-place Penguins in the East.

Ovechkin scored on the power-play with 3:22 left in the second period, and about 50 seconds after Neuvirth kicked out his right pad to stop Jordan Staal on a short-handed breakaway.

Mike Knuble had a hand in setting up the goal by gaining the Penguins’ zone and getting a shot off that Fleury stopped.

The rebound popped into the air and to Marcus Johansson, who gloved the puck down and fed a pass to Ovechkin, who wound up and blasted a shot beating Fleury over the right shoulder with 3:22 left in the second period.

The Penguins got off to a fast start, outshooting the Capitals 10-2 through 13 minutes and finished the first period with an 187 edge.

Also on Monday: Blackhawks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Blues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 ST. LOUIS — Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane keyed a fourgoal second period with a goal and assist apiece and goalie Corey Crawford had a strong game for the second straight day as Chicago beat St. Louis.

Islanders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Panthers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Matt Moulson scored three times for his second straight multigoal game and New York cruised past Florida.

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Pittsburgh Penguins’ Brett Sterling (12) looks for the rebound off Washington Capitals goalie Michal Neuvirth in the first period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh on Monday.

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Free throws help lift Syracuse over Villanova The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Scoop Jardine and Rick Jackson — a couple of Philly kids — combined for 38 points and No. 17 Syracuse, the worst free-throw shooting team in the Big East, sealed a 6964 victory over No. 15 Villanova at the line Monday night.

Jardine had 20 points and six assists for the Orange (23-6, 106), while Jackson had 18 points, five rebounds and four blocks.

The win was the sixth this season over a ranked team for Syracuse, tying it with No. 5 Texas for the most in the nation.

The teams swapped road wins, with Villanova winning 83-72 at Syracuse on Jan. 22.

Corey Stokes returned from missing three games because of a turf toe injury to lead the Wildcats (21-7, 9-6) with 24 points, including matching his season high with five three-pointers.

But it was at the free-throw line where the teams traded places.

Villanova, which entered the game leading the Big East in free throw shooting at 76.8 percent, was 17 of 27 at the line. Stokes, third in the nation at 93.5 percent, went five of eight.

Syracuse, last in the 16-team Big East at 65.5 percent, went 13 of 17 from the line, a performance topped off by freshman Dion Waiters making two with 14.1 seconds left for a 67-64 lead, and Jackson making two — the second a bank shot — with

4.6 seconds to go for the final margin.

Corey Fisher, coming off a career-high 34 points in Villanova’s overtime win at DePaul on Saturday, finished with eight points on three-of-16 shooting, including missing all eight of his threepoint attempts. Maalik Wayns had four points on one-of-nine shooting and missed all three of his three-point attempts.

Syracuse took a 55-47 lead with 9:05 to play on two free throws by Jackson.

Villanova went on a 9-2 run — five points by Stokes — to get within 57-56 with 5:28 to play.

Jardine made a free throw and a three to make it a five-point game.

The Wildcats were able to get within one two more times, the second at 65-64 on two free throws by Isaiah Armwood with 21.7 seconds to go.

Waiters and Jackson sandwiched their clinching free throws around a turnover by Villanova.

“It was not a pretty game and we haven’t been playing very good basketball,” Villanova coach Jay Wright said.

Also on Monday: No. 3 Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Oklahoma State . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 LAWRENCE, Kan. — Marcus Morris had 27 points and Kansas brushed off the suspension of point guard Tyshawn Taylor, romping past Oklahoma State.

Martin Continued from D1 Always at her side were her trainer/husband, Jim Martin, and a 300-pound Elvis wannabe who doubled as her bodyguard.

Comedian Roseanne Barr celebrated with her in the ring.

Jay Leno chatted her up on latenight TV. “No one could believe this woman in pink could keep fighting through all that blood,” Martin said. “They thought I’d just lay down and quit.”

What they didn’t know was that the Coalminer’s Daughter would never quit.

Not when she was bloodied in the ring. Not when she was stabbed, shot and left for dead on her bedroom floor.

“I feel for Dakota Stone. She doesn’t have a brain in her head if she wants to get in the ring with me after all I’ve gone through. I plan to ask the referee if he can count to 10 because she will be knocked out.”

— Boxer Christy Martin on her March 12 fight with Dakota Stone

Entering the ring The bullet, doctors told her, missed her heart by four inches.

Her lung collapsed twice, and doctors had to work to stitch a calf that had been sliced nearly to the bone.

There was only one thing on Martin’s mind, though — getting back in the ring.

“As soon as I came to, I told my family that I was going to fight again,” she said.

It seemed preposterous. Martin’s career had been in decline for some time and she was 42, an age where reflexes tend to dull for fighters and their skills start to recede.

And while boxing loves a good story, there aren’t many fighters who return to the ring just weeks after being stabbed and shot.

A basketball player in college, Martin discovered boxing by accident in a tough-woman contest in Beckley, W.Va., where her friends urged her into the ring to compete for a $1,000 prize.

She won, only to find out the purse had been cut to $500.

That was OK, though, because Martin found out something else — she liked knocking other women silly.

“That’s the biggest rush there is,” Martin said. “That’s why fighters can’t retire. It’s the worst drug of all.”

She was 21 and working as a substitute teacher in 1990 when a boxing promoter told her about Jim Martin, who trained fighters in Bristol, Tenn. Jim Martin was so leery of allowing a woman in his gym that he considered having someone hurt her in a sparring session so she would quit. Soon, however, he grew enamored of the drive and talent of his new charge.

They were an odd couple, the young college graduate who loved the ring and the trainer who was 25 years her senior and sported a bad combover.

But their relationship grew into something else as he took charge of her career, and not long afterward they married.

At first they were inseparable, sitting together at press conferences and training together for fights. But in time the marriage soured, though Jim Martin still trained his wife and they lived in the same house.

Last November she told him she was leaving and wanted a divorce. She was involved with another woman.

Enraged at the thought, Jim Martin threatened to expose the relationship to her fans. Christy Martin later told police her husband stalked her for several days and, at one point, she told her girlfriend, Sherry Jo Lusk, she thought her husband was going to shoot her.

In the early evening hours of last Nov. 23, Christy Martin was in the bedroom talking on the phone with Lusk. Her husband appeared at the door, and she motioned for him to wait until she was finished.

Instead, Christy Martin said, her husband came in, holding something behind his back.

Martin reaches the top Ask promoter Bob Arum and he’ll tell you the biggest problem with women’s boxing is that men don’t particularly like to see women hitting each other, and women like it even less.

Though the sport has a small dedicated fan base, women in the ring are generally treated as a side show by fans and boxing promoters.

Martin was arguably the best female boxer of her era, but even her role was mostly limited to being in the supporting cast on boxing cards headlined by males.

In 2003, she and Laila Ali, daughter of Muhammad Ali, drew a crowd of more than 8,000 in Mississippi to what was billed as the biggest women’s fight ever. But two years later,

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Trainer Miguel Diaz, right, wraps Christy Martin’s hands during a workout at the Top Rank gym in Las Vegas.

Arum’s plan to pay $1 million to the winner of Martin’s scheduled fight with Lucia Rijker fizzled when only 100 tickets were sold with a week to go before the bout.

“If a woman is at the top of the bill you’ll never sell a ticket,” Arum said.

Still, Martin did fine in a series of fights for King. Her base purse was $100,000, and once she made as much as $250,000.

It was enough to buy herself and her husband luxury cars and a nice house in a suburb of Orlando, Fla. She fought anyone put in front of her, but that’s not saying much in a sport with a thin talent pool.

In a bout on the undercard of a Tyson-Evander Holyfield fight, she knocked out a woman in the first round. Turned out the loser was a dancer who had never been in the ring before.

Once she had a fight called off at the last moment because her opponent was pregnant.

Another time she was dropped from a card at a bull ring in Mexico City after officials decided to enforce a 50-year-old law that banned women from fighting each other so their reproductive organs wouldn’t be harmed.

But the 5-foot-4 Martin wasn’t afraid to take on a much bigger Ali, only to be stopped in the fourth round. And she won a decision over Mia St. John, who couldn’t break an egg but landed on the cover of Playboy magazine.

Martin always stood out from other female fighters because she loved to trade punches. That got the crowd’s attention, but the fact that her slugfests often turned bloody was what really fired them up.

That was never more evident than when Deirdre Gogarty broke Martin’s nose in the second round on the Tyson-Bruno undercard and blood flowed the rest of the fight. Many in the sport consider it the birth of women’s boxing, the first time fans paid attention to a female fighter for both her skills and her guts.

“I had no idea what I had done but people kept coming up to me that night wanting pictures and autographs,” Martin said. “I got back to my room and there were messages from the ‘Today Show’ and Jay Leno.

I thought it was a joke, and I couldn’t believe they were being so cruel.”

The fight of her life The gun was pink and smeared in blood as Christy Martin stumbled into the back seat of a car driven by her neighbor, Rick Cole. At first he didn’t think the gun was real, but the blood gushing from Martin’s wounds told him otherwise.

Her left calf was almost sheared off by a knife. She had three other stab wounds in her upper body and her face was bloody and bruised from being smashed into a dresser.

There was a 9-millimeter bullet lodged in her chest and she was pistol-whipped.

“Please don’t let me die,” she pleaded to Cole.

Prosecutor Ryan Vescio told a judge at Jim Martin’s bail hearing in December that Christy

Martin tried to fight off her husband for as long as an hour.

Vescio said that days before the attack Jim Martin told his wife: “If I can’t have you, no one else is going to.”

Martin remembers her estranged husband coming into the room. Then she remembers the knife — that’s what she said he had been holding behind his back. The next thing she knew, she was in the fight of her life.

The shooting came later as she lay bleeding on the cement floor of the bedroom, with the bullet entering just below her left breast. A short time later she heard the sound of running water in the adjoining bathroom.

She knew her husband was in the shower. She knew she only had one chance.

“I was going to die one way or the other and figured I may as well die trying to get away,” Martin said.

The boxer stumbled to her feet and picked up her pink gun from the floor.

She managed to get outside and tried to get in her Corvette, but she had taken the wrong keys. So she made her way out into the street and flagged down the first car.

Safely inside, she handed the pink Glock to Cole. Only later would she find out it was the weapon used to shoot her.

“Imagine that,” she said. “Shot with my own pink gun.”

Back to the ring Jim Martin was missing for a week before police, acting on a tip, spotted him in the woods a few blocks from his home.

Police said he was holding a bloody knife and initially refused commands to drop it before complying.

Christy Martin was in the courtroom when her 67-yearold husband made his first appearance in December. She celebrated when the judge denied bail. Jim Martin, who is charged with attempted first-degree murder and aggravated battery, pleaded not guilty, claiming self defense. Attempts to reach Martin in jail were unsuccessful, and his attorney did not return phone calls.

Christy Martin wasn’t out of the hospital long before she put in a phone call to Miguel Diaz, who trains fighters promoted

by Arum. The question was simple: Would Diaz train her if she was cleared to resume her career?

Diaz went to his boss, who told Martin he would send her a plane ticket to Las Vegas.

“I always had a lot of affection for Christy,” Arum said. “I was very happy when she said she wanted to come back, providing Miguel would look at her and giver her the thumbs up if he thought she still had something.”

Diaz gave the thumbs up after his first workout with Martin.

Arum signed her for $100,000 to fight March 12 at the MGM Grand hotel, where the rematch of her 2009 fight with Dakota Stone will be the first fight on the pay-per-view card headlined

by Miguel Angel Cotto and Ricardo Mayorga.

A little more than three months after being left for dead, Christy Martin will fight again.

On a recent day at the Top Rank gym across the freeway from the glittering Las Vegas Strip, Martin threw punches in the ring while her girlfriend watched from the doorway.

Heavy at 168 pounds when she started training, she was now down to 156 and on target to meet the fight-night weight of 150.

Her only concession to her injuries was an elastic bandage wrapped around her left calf.

She moved freely as she hit the mitts of assistant trainer Richie Sandoval, grunting as she threw her trademark left hook, then followed it with another left and then a right.

“The first week she had some pain, but now she’s doing it like she never left the business,” Diaz said. “What she’s doing is amazing. The mental condition she is in is really something else.”

Martin’s boxing shoes were pink, but on this day the rest of the outfit didn’t match. Bouncing around the ring throwing punches with mean intentions, she wore a shirt that read “Box Like Heaven” on the front and “Fight Like Hell” on the back.

Vicious in her prime, she claims to be even more motivated to inflict pain now.

“I feel for Dakota Stone,” Martin said. “She doesn’t have a brain in her head if she wants to get in the ring with me after all I’ve gone through. I plan to ask the referee if he can count to 10 because she will be knocked out.”

Her husband/trainer is gone, but to Martin everything seems awfully familiar again. She will fight in the same ring where she fought on a card that included Thomas Hearns and Julio Cesar Chavez — the first major boxing event at the newly opened MGM Grand — and she will do it almost exactly 17 years to the day after her first fight there.

The Elvis wannabe will escort her to the ring, her trunks will be pink and, yes, there’s a chance her nose could be broken again and she will bleed all over them.

But there’s no chance she will back down. Not after what she’s been through.

“I know I can get up off the floor when the going gets tough,” she said. “I fear no one.”

The woman who has fought on some of the biggest stages in the world, opened shows for the biggest fighters of her time, says she isn’t looking for sympathy. She’s also not looking to be a spokesperson for women’s rights, even if she did hire celebrity attorney Gloria Allred to represent her after the shooting.

“I just want people to say Christy Martin fought like a fighter, not a woman fighter,” she said. “I want everyone to realize I’m just a fighter and at the end of the night I put on a good fight.”

A lot of new fans will be rooting for her to do just that next month and Martin vows not to disappoint.

She’s happy again.

“I don’t know anyone who wouldn’t want to be me,” she said. “It’s very amazing, but I think God has a plan for me.

“I think I am a miracle.”

C OM M U N I T Y S P ORT S

D4 Tuesday, February 22, 2011 • THE BULLETIN

I B Baseball/softball • Senior softball league fielding registrations: Bend Senior Softball is now accepting registration for the 2011 season.

Players age 50 and older are eligible to participate in the league’s 14-game season and playoffs. The season will run from April 18 to July 21. Games will be played weekday evenings at Skyline Sports Complex near Cascade Middle School in southwest Bend. Beginning March 2, open practices will be held from noon to 2 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at Hal Puddy Field on Southeast 15th Street.

Registration fee is $60; players age 75 and older may participate for free. Registration deadline is Friday, March 11. For more information, contact Brian Crosby at 541-318-0426 or at briancrosby@bendcable.com. • Redmond Little League conducting tryouts: Redmond Little League is holding tryouts for its minors and majors teams in baseball and softball over the next few weeks.

Baseball tryouts will take place at the Umatilla Sports Complex off Southwest Umatilla Avenue. On both this Saturday and Saturday, March 5, tryouts for minors will be held at 10 a.m. and tryouts for majors will be held at 1 p.m. On the following Wednesday, March 9, tryouts will be held at 5:30 p.m. for players in both age groups.

Softball tryouts will be conducted at Bowlby City Park off Southwest Highland Avenue. On both this Saturday and Saturday, March 5, tryouts for minors will take place at 10 a.m. and tryouts for majors will take place at noon.

Late registration will be accepted through March 5 for players ages 5-12, and through March 31 for players ages 13-18.

For more information, contact Scot Cole at 541-4200846.

Basketball • High Mountain Hoops hosting tryouts: The High Mountain Hoops club basketball program plans to conduct tryouts next month for its travel teams.

Boys and girls in grades five through eight from throughout Central Oregon are eligible to participate.

The tryouts will be held Sunday, March 13 at Summit High School in Bend. Boys tryouts will take place from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., and girls tryouts will take place from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Team participation includes uniform, free admission to weekly skills clinics for a year, weekly practice sessions during the six-week season and travel to out-oftown tournaments.

Cost is $325, and discounts for families with multiple children participating are available.

For more information, visit www.highmountainhoops. com.

Gold Continued from D1 Laughlin, 42, prepared for his snowshoeing events that day under cloudy skies with his teammates — easy to spot in their matching red and black jackets — at the training oval tucked in the nordic trails area.

The Bend resident is back for the Winter Regional Games after a oneyear hiatus. He played basketball in 2010 but decided to return to snow sports this year. Laughlin, who said he has participated in Special Olympics events since 1980, will compete in the 50 meters, 100 meters and 400-meter relay in snowshoeing this weekend.

Laughlin said he missed, in particular, “the fun of it, the run of it, the thrill of victory of it and a lot of coaches and all my friends up here.�

Other snowshoeing events on the weekend schedule include the 200 meters and 400 meters. Cross-country skiing events are the 50, 100, 500, 1,000, 3,000, 5,000 and 4x1K relay. Snowboarding and alpine skiing events are the slalom, giant slalom and super-G. (Events will take place on a schedule to be determined.) Participants will compete in divisions according to gender, ability and age group — 15 and younger or 16 and older.

The contingent from the High Desert region — which includes Deschutes and Crook counties — is a robust one, with 23 participants from Bend, Redmond, La Pine and Powell Butte. Snowshoeing, with nine participants, is the most popular sport among the local athletes, but the group also boasts seven alpine skiers, three nordic skiers, three snowboarders and an equipment manager. The High Desert Special Olympians range in age from 8 to 55. “They know that they’re special,� said Rick Havern, High Desert head coach for snow sports. “(Being Special Olympians) doesn’t make a difference to them.�

The Winter Regional Games are one of multiple offerings for Oregon Special Olympians each year. Other

Track & field • Central Oregon club athletes place at WSU indoor meet: A foursome representing the Central Oregonbased Summit Track Club placed third in the men’s open 4x400-meter relay at the two-day WSU Open II Indoor meet, which concluded Saturday at Washington State University in Pullman, Wash.

The STC team of Zach Weishaupt, Evan Bassford, Ryan Wilson and Alex Needham was timed in 3 minutes, 36.16 seconds, about 12 seconds off the winning time posted by a team representing Spokane (Wash.)

Community College (3:24.16).

For more STC results from the WSU meet, see Community Scoreboard on this page. — Bulletin staff reports

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winter sports include basketball and powerlifting. Summer sports include track and field, gymnastics, boccie, softball and golf, while fall sports include aquatics, bowling, soccer and volleyball. Each year, about 8,000 individuals with intellectual disabilities participate in Special Olympics events held across the state.

Before hitting the chairlifts for some skiing during practice, one of those Special Olympians, Kailee Amberson, 22, said she looks forward to “just doing good and cheering on my other friends� at this weekend’s competition.

Amberson’s teammate Mary Stevens, 24 and a snowshoer, is participating in her second Winter Regional Games. She also competes in track and field, and in bowling.

Participating in Special Olympics has taught her a lot. “I’ve learned that even though sometimes things may go wrong, you still have to give it your best shot and your best try,� Stevens explained.

Spectators are an important part of Special Olympics competitions. So not only are they welcome

this weekend, their presence at the mountain is encouraged. “We definitely need all the support we can get because if we don’t get any support this year, we’re not going to do our best,� Stevens said.

Of course, getting further involved in Special Olympics is always an option as well.

Havern, who is in his first year as snow sports head coach but has been working with High Desert Special Olympians since 2005, said the local team could benefit from more volunteers, as some of the athletes require one-on-one coaching. He said being involved in the program has taught him more patience and belief in the goodness of people.

Those who may not be able to commit to volunteering can still help with fundraising. And one of the biggest Special Olympics fundraisers, the Polar Plunge, happens to be scheduled for this week.

Polar Plunge events are annual fundraisers for Special Olympics organizations around the state. Locally, the “Plunge� will be held at Riverbend Park in Bend’s Old Mill District on Friday afternoon. Individuals

who raise at least $50 in pledges can dunk themselves in the chilly Deschutes River (or “chickens� can raise the funds but opt out of the plunge).

Similar events were held earlier this month in Medford, Portland, Corvallis and Eugene. The first Polar Plunge in Oregon was held in Bend in 2007, and since then, according to the Special Olympics website, almost 3,500 individuals have taken part. Havern said a number of this weekend’s Winter Regional Games competitors will likely be in attendance at the Polar Plunge on Friday. For more information, including how to register, go to www.soor.org/plunge/index.html.

A cold dip in the river or a quick trip to the mountain is a small inconvenience to endure to help Special Olympians participate in the sports they enjoy. “I love it,� Stevens said of competing in the Winter Regional Games. “I love every part of it, and I love every moment of it.�

Amanda Miles can be reached at 541-383-0393 or at amiles@ bendbulletin.com.

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Skiing • Central Oregon resident records high finish in Midwest marathon ski event: Bend resident Dan Packman raced to a third-place finish overall recently at the North American VASA cross-country ski race festival in Traverse City, Mich.

Packman, 46, finished the 50-kilometer freestyle event, which took place Feb. 12, in 2 hours, 32 minutes, 20 seconds. He also won the men’s 45-to-49 age division. Jeff Koch, of Traverse City, won in 2:26:12, and Milan Baic, of Williamsburg, Mich., took second in 2:30:56.

About 150 skiers participated in the 50K freestyle event. • Area skiers advance to Junior Olympic national competition: Ten skiers will represent the Bend Nordic Team and seven skiers will represent the Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation March 6-12 at the 2011 Junior Olympics in Minneapolis.

The BNT skiers, members of the Bend Endurance Academy, are Pat Madden, Reitler Hodgert, Michael Widmer, Darragh Hildreth, Isabel Smith, Kelly Smallwood, Ryan St. Clair, Nick St. Clair, Colin Dunlap and Vivian Hawkinson.

The MBSEF skiers are Eli Forman, Niko Giannioses, Emily Hyde, Skyler Kenna, Sarah Mackenzie, Piper McDonald and Max Millslagle.

All 17 qualifiers were named to the Pacific Northwest Junior Olympic team following the final set of races at the Kongsberger Junior Olympic qualifier this past weekend at Cabin Creek Sno-park near Cle Elum, Wash. • XC Oregon skier wins event in Canada: Stephanie Howe, who skis for the Bend-based XC Oregon team, won the women’s division of the Gatineau Loppet 53-kilometer cross-country ski classic race on Saturday. The Gatineau Loppet, held in Quebec, Canada, is part of the Worldloppet nordic ski series, a set of races staged annually at locations around the world.

Howe finished in 2 hours, 56 minutes, 44 seconds.

She placed 25th overall out of 316 finishers. Robyn Anderson, of Stowe, Vt., took second in 3:07:22. Felice Beitzel, who also skies for XC Oregon, was the 19thplace woman (3:49:57).

On Sunday, XC Oregon’s Sarah Max placed fourth among women and 50th overall in the 51-kilometer skate ski race with a time of 2:33:22. Kamila Borutova of the Czech Republic won the women’s division in 2:25:04. A total of 355 participants finished the race. • MBSEF selects skiers for Buddy Werner Championships: Fourteen skiers and four alternates from the Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation were selected to represent the organization at the upcoming Buddy Werner Championships alpine ski race event after their performances in the recent Mini World Cup series at Mt. Bachelor.

Girls team members are Addison Beasley, Taye Nakamura-Koyama, Madison Archuleta, Winter Vinecki, Sophia Sahm, Lili Bouchard and Erin Smith. Alternates are Sophia Burgess and Kelsey Olson. Boys team members are Charlie Stuermer, Jonathan Wimberly, Minam Cravens, Walter Lafky, Hayden Hall, Nick Rasmussen and Jack Smith. Alternates are Ryan Griffiths and Laz Glickman.

The Buddy Werner Championships, which stage competition in both slalom and giant slalom races for skiers in the J4 and J5 age groups in the Pacific Northwest Ski Association, will take place March 11-13 at Stevens Pass near Skykomish, Wash.

The 23 members of the High Desert region team have been preparing diligently with their coaches in snowboarding, snowshoeing, and alpine and cross-country skiing for the Special Olympics Oregon Winter Regional Games, slated for Friday through Sunday at Mt. Bachelor.

Please e-mail sports event information to sports@bendbulletin.com or click on “Submit an Event� on our website at bendbulletin.com. Items are published on a space-availability basis, and should be submitted at least 10 days before the event.

BASEBALL TINY TOTS BASEBALL: Through the Bend Park & Recreation District; for boys and girls ages 4-6; noncompetitive program, and focus is on motor skill development and skills such as listening and following directions; two session options: Wednesday-March 16 and April 6-27 on Wednesday afternoons: $36 for district residents, $49 otherwise; Greg Brady, 541706-6124; Greg@bendparksandrec.org.

REDMOND LITTLE LEAGUE TRYOUTS: At Umatilla Sports Complex off Southwest Umatilla Avenue; Saturday and March 5, 10 a.m. for minors, 1 p.m. for majors; March 9, 5:30 p.m. for both groups; Scot Cole, 541-420-0846.

BASKETBALL PEE WEE HOOPS: For children 3-5; learn to catch, pass, dribble and shoot a basketball; Mondays, March 7, 14 and 28: 11-11:30 a.m.; $15; at the RAPRD Activity Center; 541-548-7275; www.raprd.org.

HIGH MOUNTAIN HOOPS TRYOUTS: Sunday, March 13, at Summit High School, Bend: for boys and girls travel teams in grades five through eight; boys 2-3:30 p.m.; girls 4-5:30 p.m.; $325 for season; www.highmountainhoops.com.

BIKING ICE CRIT 2011: Saturday, at 7 p.m.; at Wanoga Sno-park; fun criterion “race�; $10; registration begins at 6 p.m.; costumes encouraged; 541382-7002; www.cogwild.com.

MISCELLANEOUS INCH BY INCH HEALTHY LIFESTYLE PROGRAM KICKOFF: Tuesday, March 1, at 5:30 p.m. to learn about spring session; eight-week program that

includes goal-setting; personal nutrition, counseling and fitness assessment; and exercise plan development; $240 for course, includes facility pass; at Juniper Swim & Fitness, 800 N.E. 6th St., Bend; Monica McClain-Smith; 541-389-7665; monica@bendparksandrec.org.

TUMBLING/BEGINNING GYMNASTICS: Ages 5-11; Mondays and Wednesdays March 2-31; 6:45-7:30 p.m.; basic exercises such as rolls, cartwheels, handstands and low balance beam; wear comfortable clothes and hair pulled back; RAPRD Activity Center; $35; 541-548-7275; www.raprd.org.

PARENT AND ME TUMBLING: Ages 2-4; Thursdays, March 3-31 (no class March 24); introduction to fundamental tumbling skills with parental assistance; 11-11:30 a.m.; $22; at the RAPRD Activity Center in Redmond; 541-548-7275; www.raprd.org.

ARCHERY FOR YOUTH: Ages 8-13; includes proper safety, bow handling, archery etiquette; Thursdays March 3-31 (no class March 24); 5:30-7 p.m.; equipment provided; at CentWise, 533 S.W. 5th St., Redmond; $25; 541-548-7275; www.raprd.org.

SNOW SPORTS SUN CUP: today through Sunday; at Mt. Bachelor; includes downhilll and super-G races; $38 per event; lift tickets $39 per day; 541-388-0002; mbsef@mbsef.org; www.mbsef.org.

SNOWSHOE ADVENTURE: Saturday, March 5, 1:30-5 p.m.; guided tour in wilderness area near Mount Bachelor; snowshoes and transportation included; pants and boots rentals available; $48; 541-548-7275; www.raprd.org.

CASCADE CREST NORDIC SKI RACE: Saturday, March 19; at Mt. Bachelor; 10 a.m.; 15-kilometer and 25-kilometer freestyle distances; 541-388-0002;

mbsef@mbsef.org; www.mbsef.org.

PAR FORE THE COURSE II: Cross-country ski race; Sunday; at Mt. Bachelor; $5$15; ages 7 and older; 541-388-0002; mbsef@mbsef.org; www.mbsef.org.

OVERNIGHT SNOWSHOE TRIP: March 23-24; overnight stay in yurts near Sisters in the Deschutes National Forest; $235 per person, cost includes snowmobile transportation, yurt rental, all food except two lunches and guide fee; trips geared toward those age 55 and older; registration required by today for second trip; 541383-8077; strideon@silverstriders. com; www.silverstriders.com.

SKI FILM SCREENING: Ski Channel original movie “The Story�; Thursday, at McMenamins Old St. Francis School: 8:30 p.m.; doors open at 8 p.m.; $15; proceeds will benefit Oregon Adaptive Sports; adults 21 and over only; 541848-9390; oasbend@gmail.com.

BACHELOR BUTTE DOG DERBY: March 4-6, at Wanoga Sno-park southwest of Bend; races start at 9 a.m.; includes sled dog racing and skijoring; free for spectators: sno-park parking permit required; Kevin Byrne, 541-280-0035; Kevin@kpov.org; www.psdsa.org.

MT. BACHELOR SPORTS EDUCATION FOUNDATION FREERIDE SPRING BREAK CAMP: March 19-22; 10 a.m.3 p.m.; 541-388-0002; mbsef@ mbsef.org; www.mbsef.org.

MT. BACHELOR SPORTS EDUCATION FOUNDATION ALPINE SPRING BREAK CAMP: March 22-25; 9 a.m.1 p.m.; 541-388-0002; mbsef@ mbsef.org; www.mbsef.org.

SOFTBALL BEND SENIOR SOFTBALL REGISTRATION: Season runs April 18-July 21; games played weekday evenings at Skyline Sports Complex; open practices from noon-2 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at Hal Puddy Field, beginning on March 2; $60 or free for players 75 and

older; registration due by Friday, March 11; contact Brian Crosby; 541-3180426; briancrosby@bendcable.com REDMOND LITTLE LEAGUE TRYOUTS: At Bowlby City Park off Southwest Highland Avenue; Saturday and March 5, minors at 10 a.m., majors at noon; Scot Cole, 541-420-0846.

CENTRAL OREGON VOODOO TRYOUTS: For 14-and-under and 16-and-under teams in girls competitive fastpitch softball organization; Saturday and March 5, 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; at Bowlby City Park fields in Redmond; free; Jeff Edwards; 541350-2621; jedwards29@msn.com.

SWIMMING WATERBABIES: Basic water skills for infants and toddlers; ages 6 months through 3 years; games and challenges; March 1-31 (no class during spring break); Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6-6:30 p.m.; at Cascade Swim Center, Redmond; $28.50; 541-548-7275; www.raprd.org.

YOUTH SWIM LESSONS: For ages 12-17; learning to swim and improving fitness; Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays through March 11; 5:30-6 p.m. at Cascade Swim Center, Redmond; $28.50; 541-548-7275; www.raprd.org.

ADULT SWIM LESSONS: For ages 18 and older; Mondays and Wednesdays, March 7-April 6 (no class during spring break); 6-6:30 p.m.; at Cascade Swim Center, Redmond; $28.50; 541-548-7275; www.raprd.org.

ADULT SWIM-STROKE CLINIC: For age 18 and older; some swimming experience required; meets Mondays and Wednesdays, through March 2, 6-6:30 p.m.; Cascade Swim Center, Redmond; $28.50; 541-548-7275; www.raprd.org.

COSMIC SWIM: For middle school students only (student ID required); March 5 and 19, 8-10 p.m.; Cascade Swim Center, Redmond; $2.50; 541-548-7275; www.raprd.org.

COMMUNITY SCOREBOARD BOWLING LEAGUE STANDINGS AND HIGH SCORES Lava Lanes, Bend Feb. 6-11 Casino Fun — Craftsman Carpet; Mikey Moldenhauer, 219/563; Edie Roebuck, 215/610.

Win, Lose, or Draw — The Mispins; Mike Preiss, 185/542; JoAnne Merris, 196/509.

Sundae Jubilee — Team 10; Rommel Sundita, 234/600; Leia Hollis, 177/455.

His and Hers — Bound to Get One; Travis Holmes, 278/777; Diane Hayes, 221/589.

Jack and Jill — Shari’s Team; John Cleveland, 246/664; Peanee Denmark, 219/547.

Guys and Gals — Smokey and the Bandits; Jeremy Moyer, 237/678; Paula Wilson, 206/529.

Early Risers — Bowlie Rollers; Diane Turner, 213/489.

Rejects — The Wild Bunch; Boyd Keeton, 246/619; Sandy Weaver, 202/517.

Lava Lanes Classic — Pin Heads; Dieryel Wade, 258/717; Bev Sunderlin, 221/604.

Wednesday Inc. — Eye of the Needle; Al Darcy Jr., 266/740; Kerst Bosma, 279/740.

Tea Timers — Pick Up Girls; Chris Gray, 237/641.

Afternoon Delight — The Whatevers; Tom Waltosz, 197/571; Amanda Baessler, 184/486.

Latecomers — CO Trophies; Shannon Grimes, 237/554.

Progressive — High Desert Auto Supply; Tony Ybarra, 231/632.

Free Breathers — He’s and She; Dave Swander, 253/725; Edie Roebuck, 188/536.

T.G.I.F. — The Incredibowls; Bret Borovec, 167/666; Joy Reeves, 220/540.

GYMNASTICS ACROVISION SPORTS CENTER

MAC Open At Portland Feb. 18-20 Boys (Floor, pommel horse, still rings, vault, parallel bars, high bar, all-around; scores and places) Level 4 Ryland Gustafson: 14.3 (11th); 11.5 (21st); 15.0 (4th); 14.8 (3rd); 14.7 (3rd); 14.9 (4th); 85.2 (8th).

Kyler Rekow Jr.: 13.5 (35th); 13.8 (6th); 13.4 (39th); 14.3 (18th); 12.8 (35th); 12.9 (32nd); 80.7 (26th).

Eli Vossler Jr.: 14.6 (5th); 13.8 (7th); 14.2 (25th); 14.2 (23rd); 14.1 (19th); 15.2 (2nd); 86.1 (6th).

Nathan Vezina: 13.6 (31st); 10.4 (29th); 14.0 (30th); 14.1 (30th); 13.7 (27th); 14.6 (11th); 80.4 (29th).

Mateo Garza: 14.1 (16th); 11.1 (24th); 14.8 (9th); 14.2 (25th); 12.9 (34th); 13.1 (30th); 80.2 (30th).

Alex Garza: 13.7 (28th); 10.1 (32nd); 12.8 (41st); 14.5 (15th); 11.9 (41st); 12.1 (41st); 75.0 (40th).

Team: 256.8, 3rd place.

Level 6 Travis Fields: 14.7 (4th); 13.7 (14th); 11.6 (17th); 13.6 (24th); 13.6 (6th); 14.7 (6th); 81.9 (11th).

Level 7 Blaine Davis: 14.8 (4th); 13.8 (3rd); 14.2 (6th); 14.0 (7th); 14.7 (3rd); 14.4 (4th); 85.9 (4th).

Girls (Vault, bars, beam, floor, all-around; scores and places) Level 4 Cami Loxley: 9.0 (9T); 8.85 (7th); 8.825 (9th); 9.2 (5th); 35.875 (7th).

Jasmine Berrada: 8.75 (24T) 8.75 (10th); 8.8 (11T); 8.7 (18T); 35.0 (13th).

Level 5 Sarah Quinlan: 7.85 (22nd); 7.85 (T20th); 8.3 (16th); 7.7 (22nd); 31.70.

Mahayla Ross-Schaffer: 8.3 (T22nd); 8.95 (20th); 8.5 (T28th); 8.075 (31st); 33.825 (27th).

Grace West: 8.7 (T8th); 9.0 (T12th); 9.25 (13th); 8.8 (T17th); 35.75

(10th).

Level 6 Daphne Hegedus: 7.9 (T27th); 6.5 (27th); 8.6 (17th); 8.45 (T21st); 31.45 (25th).

Hailey Bishop: 8.1 (T12th); 8.1 (6th); 8.85 (8th); 8.75 (8th); 33.8 (9th).

Kyla Roberts: 8.35 (T9th); 7.8 (9th); 9.2 (4th); 8.95 (T6th); 34.3 (5th).

Level 8 Megan Markle: 8.6 (4th); 9.225 (6th); 8.9 (18th); 35.375 (T8th).

Lauren Manley: 8.15 (6th); 8.0 (8th); 9.125 (5th); 9.15 (5th); 34.425 (5th).

Kirsten Place: 8.95 (1st); 8.65 (T13th); 9.075 (T12th); 8.65 (T19th); 35.325 (11th).

Team: 4th, 105.125.

SKIING Cross-country WinterFest SprinterFest At Bend Feb. 18-19 Men 1, Dakota Blackhorse von Jess. 2, Erik Jacobsen. 3, Colin Mahood.

4, Joe Madden.

Women 1, Berkley Baldwin. 2, Bria Shurke. 3, Brenna Warburton. 4, Mary Wellington. 5, Allie Phillips.

TRACK & FIELD SUMMIT TRACK CLUB At WSU Open II Indoor Meet Saturday at Pullman, Wash.

STC results Women 60 meters — 9, Sara Frazier, 8.20; 15, Meg Meagher, 8.51.

200 meters — 16, Emily Richey, 28.89.

60-meter hurdles — 11, Lucinda Howard, 11.01.

High jump — 7, Lucinda Howard, 5-2 1/2; 9, Sarah Taylor, 4-10 1/2.

Long jump — 7, Sara Frazier, 15-4 1/4.

Triple jump — 5, Sara Frazier, 32-10 1/2.

Men 60 meters — 14, Cole Thomas, 7,34.

400 meters — 13, Alex Needham, 53.18; 17, Michael Wilson, 53.92; 21, Zach Weishaupt, 55.42.

800 meters — 24, Ryan Wilson, 2:09.16.

3,000 meters — 29, Ryan Wilson, 10:00.94.

60-meter hurdles — 15, Alex Needham, 9.29.

4x400-meter relay — 3, Summit Track Club A (Zach Weishaupt, Evan Bassford, Ryan Wilson, Alex Needham), 3:36.16.

Pole vault — 9, Evan Bassford, 12-3 1/2.

Long jump — 8, Will Butler, 18-10 3/4; 9, Cole Thomas, 18-9 3/4.

Triple jump — 5, Will Butler, 41-1 3/4.

VOLLEYBALL REDMOND VOLLEYBALL ASSOCIATION Standings as of Feb. 11 (Wins-Losses-Ties) Women’s 1, S.W.A.T., 15-3-0. 2, Just Lucky, 14-3-1. 3, Hit List, 14-4-0. 4, Lady Slammers, 13-4-1. 5, Dinkin & Divin, 9-7-2. 6, Volley Girls, 8-9-1. 7, Pink Panthers, 6-9-3. 8, G.N.O., 5-13-0. 9, Victorious Secret, 1-17-0. 9, Orphans, 1-17-0.

Tuesday Coed 1, Benz Electric, 43-6-1. 2, Penguins, 36-12-2. 3, Marks Auto Body, 36-14-0. 4, Trybz, 33-16-1. 5, Super Awesomes, 23-24-1. 6, Storm Water Services, 16-33-1. 7, All Stars, 12-37-1. 8, Dysfunctionals, 11-36-1. 9, Go Easy, 10-40-0.

Thursday Coed 1, Net Results, 35-5-0. 2, Peak Performance, 33-6-1. 3, @ 1st We Tried, 32-8-0. 4, Number One, 21-18-1. 5, LMFAO, 19-21-0. 6, All Stars, 7-32-1. 7, C O Sound & Security, 6-33-1. 8, Ducks, 5-35-0.

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The Sparrow’s Nest provides funds to support student volunteer activities.

Participants will pay $5 to jump into the frigid pool. Donations and swimmer sponsorships are welcome. Students and staff who will take the plunge can accept money directly, or funds can be delivered to the Athletic Club of Bend.

Club members and school parents are welcome to jump alongside the students. The event will take place from 12:15 to 2:15 p.m.

Contact: www.sparrowclubs.org or www. rachelschallenge.org.

Deschutes Brewery to host benefit for CASA Deschutes Brewery is hosting a “Celebration of Hope,” a beer and food pairing event Saturday at its Mountain Room in Bend.

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SPOTLIGHT Cost is $25 per person. Proceeds benefit Court Appointed Special Advocates of Central Oregon. Also known as CASA, the nonprofit “assists abused and neglected children that are under the protection of the Juvenile Justice Court in Crook, Deschutes and Jefferson Counties,” according to a press release.

The Deschutes Brewery Mountain Room is located at 901 S.W. Simpson Ave. in Bend.

Contact: www.casaofcentraloregon.org or 541-389-1618.

Oregon Hunters Association to host banquet fundraiser The Redmond Chapter of the Oregon Hunters Association will host its annual fundraiser Saturday at the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center. The event will include dinner, raffles, games and live and silent auction.

Doors open at 5:15 p.m. Tickets must be

purchased in advance. Ticket prices are $30 for ages 17 and younger, $100 per adult, $150 for standard couple dinner package, $200 per deluxe couple package, $660 per family table and $800 per deluxe table. Ages 17 and younger must be accompanied by an adult.

The Deschutes fairgrounds is located at 3800 S.W. Airport Way in Redmond.

Contact: www.redmondoha.com or Harold Duncan at 541-383-1099.

Some sports fans grieved by losses

By Gabe Kahn Columbia News Service

NeighborImpact asks community to take its survey NeighborImpact, a regional antipoverty organization, has developed a survey for community members to help it plan for its future.

The survey aims to identify the community’s understanding of and perceptions about NeighborImpact’s programs, such as food banks, shelters and Head Start. At a time when more people are living in poverty and seeking NeighborImpact’s services, the organization is working on its strategic plan and searching for ways to keep programs going.

The survey will be open through March 4 and can be found at http://neighborimpact .org.

— From staff reports

An assortmen t of the skate decks painted by various artists hang at Velvet, a dow ntown Bend ba r.

The boards will be auctioned Friday at PUSH, a bene fit event for th e Division Stree t Skatepark Project.

NEW YORK — A day after the Green Bay Packers beat the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLV, Kyle Puntney, a diehard Steelers fan, awoke feeling sad but relieved that he had the day off from work. Having worn Steelers gear every day for the previous two weeks, including after the Steelers eliminated the New York Jets, he was dreading the verbal jabs of his native New York co-workers.

He saw an e-mail message from his mother that read, “I’m sorry your team lost.” It helped a little. Looking for consolation, Puntney called his friends

in Pittsburgh for an impromptu group therapy session.

“It’s almost kind of a grieving process because you really feel like you’ve been invested in this season,” Puntney said.

Puntney’s wounds will heal in the following days and weeks, but some sports fans take losses much harder, to the point where it begins to negatively affect their lives. If someone can’t shake the feelings that often accompany a devastating loss, it might be a sign of a much deeper emotional problem, some experts say. Sometimes fans will seek treatment for these problems. More often, though, they won’t.

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A few months ago my husband lost his job, and from there we hit rock bottom. Right now we are sleeping in our car. My problem is I don’t like having my kids live like this. It makes me mad and I feel like a bad parent. I could go to a women’s shelter, but I don’t want to break up my family. I’m scared, and I’m not sure what to do.

My husband is working now, but we don’t have enough money to get an apartment, so I was considering staying in a hotel. Do you think we should stay at the shelter until we have a place, or until we can get a hotel room? I need some serious advice.

— Scared in Lubbock, Texas Dear Scared: I’m glad you asked. You should check out the shelter and see what kind of accommodations they can make for you and your small children.

It’s a better, safer environment for them than five people sleeping in a car. I know this is a painful decision, but it isn’t “breaking up the family.” It is only temporary until you and your husband have saved enough for accommodations together again.

Dear Abby: For the last five years I have had no time for myself. I’m 30 and have a wonderful wife and two daughters, 7 and 4.

I work a 40-hour week and go to school full time.

I don’t want to sound selfish, because I know that my priorities are my wife and daughters, and I enjoy spending “quality time” with them. But I also feel that every other week or so, I should be able to get away for a few hours by myself to enjoy 18 holes of golf or go fishing. If I tell my wife I’m going to do something, she makes me feel guilty. If I ask, she gives me the third degree. I know she doesn’t need or want time to herself because I have asked her re-

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You have a full schedule and you deserve quality time for yourself.

Out of consideration for your wife, ask her if playing golf or fishing on a specific day conflicts with any couple or family event she had planned. And be sure to tell her that having some time to yourself will make you a better husband and father — because it’s the truth.

Dear Abby: My boyfriend is new to Facebook and insists on posting something daily. The problem is he can’t spell, and it’s quite embarrassing. I’ve told him he should reread his posts before he sends them, but he doesn’t.

How should I handle this?

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Dear Spell Check: Your boyfriend’s problem isn’t that he can’t spell. It’s that he’s too lazy to use spell check. Much as you might like to “handle this” for him, you can’t. Some people must learn their lessons the hard way, and until he embarrasses himself badly enough to proofread his postings, he’ll continue not checking his spelling. Warning: Do not step in and become his editor or it could become a full-time job.

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TV’s ‘no comment’ on mixed couples

By Eric Deggans St. Petersburg Times

When former “Friends” star Matthew Perry was developing the perfect foil for his new ABC comedy “Mr. Sunshine,” he knew what kind of personality was needed — a boundlessly optimistic ex-NBA player who would eventually steal the girlfriend of Perry’s selfish, tortured character.

What Perry didn’t consider was that he’d be contributing to the latest trend on network television: the rise of the interracial couple.

“Race had very little to do with it,” Perry said when I asked him about pairing “Las Vegas” alum James Lesure, who is black, with white actor Andrea Anders, recently seen in the short-lived comedy “Better Off Ted.” “I wanted this character to be the greatest man in the world, and he used to play in the NBA. My character hates (him) because he’s so happy and perfect.”

Perry’s not alone. This season there may be more mixed-race match-ups among major characters on network television than ever before, with such relationships featured on Fox’s new comedy “Traffic Light,” Showtime’s “Shameless,” an April comedy on ABC dubbed “Happy Endings,” NBC’s “Parenthood” and ABC’s Emmy-winning comedy hit “Modern Family.”

It sounds like a laudable goal: a TV world where race and culture have no impact on romance (according to the Pew Research Center, one in seven new marriages in the United States is interracial or interethnic, double the rate in the 1980s).

But some say network TV’s reluctance to acknowledge or explain the racial and cultural differences among these couples — with “Modern Family” as one of the delightful, substantial exceptions — raises questions about how much of a social advance all these newly diverse pairings really are.

Too little, too late “I think everybody’s glossing over the ‘How-did-you-get-here?’ part, because it feels like it’s racist to ask,” said Diane Farr, a white actor (“Numb3rs,” “Rescue Me”) married to a Korean man in real life, who used her own experiences to write a script on a series about interracial couples for Fox. Farr makes it clear; she’s not talking about Fox’s decision last month not to greenlight her script, which some executives said dealt too directly with the subject matter. But she does wonder if TV is too accustomed to following the country’s cultural conversations instead of leading them.

“My actual quote would be: TV follows a trend just before the lights are shut out on it,” she said, laughing. “I don’t think it’s racist.

I just think it’s insulting.”

Farr described a meeting late last year convened by Fox entertainment president Kevin Reilly of every writer working with the network and every executive developing material at Hollywood’s big studios. His staff brought experts in demographics and viewership to talk about how the TV audience was diversifying and what that should mean for their shows.

But since then, Farr has since seen a more disappointing result.

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server at the coffee shop or the child who was white before is now dubbed in (as a minority),” she said.

“It’s jarring, because rarely in American society do you see a mixed-race couple where there’s never a comment about it,” Farr added. “So welcoming as it seems to put in a black and white couple or Mexican and Asian couple, if everybody else on the series is white, it kind of begs for comment. And without the comment, it kind of feels gratuitous.”

A 2007 story in the Los Angeles Times talked about this issue from a different perspective, noting how many TV shows and films at the time relegated black actors, often female, to roles as the best friends of the white star, from “Private Practice” and “Clueless” to “My Boys,” “Ghost Whisperer,” “Ally McBeal,” “Felicity” and “The New Adventures of Old Christine.”

Now, it seems some interracial couples may be the new Black Best Friend: a way to add diversity to a show’s cast without actually fleshing out the culture.

David Caspe, producer of ABC’s “Happy Endings,” said he based that show’s interracial couple on his own experiences. “In my group of friends, there happens to be an interracial couple, so I did it,” said Caspe, a young producerwriter making his first foray into TV. “It does seem like shows and movies are starting to be less all straight and white, which is good because it’s realer.”

That’s not to say all such differences are ignored or downplayed.

ABC’s hit “Modern Family” has turned the differences between Colombian star Sofia Vergara’s character and her aging white husband into high comedy. And shows such as “Parenthood,” “Grey’s Anatomy” and “ER” occasionally based story lines on their characters’ struggles in mixedrace relationships.

Farr has distant hopes her series might be picked up by another TV outlet. But for now, she’s focused on the May release of her book “Kissing Outside the Lines,” based on three years spent tracking 20 interracial couples across the country.

“It really seemed that love was the last prejudice that Americans can openly teach in their homes,” she said. “Many parents in America, in private, will tell their kids yes, all people are created equal, but you can’t love a black person, or you have to marry an Asian person. I don’t think the TV shows we have now have the answer. It’s close, but why don’t we actually discuss the elephant in the room?”

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THE BULLETIN • Tuesday, February 22, 2011 E3

CALENDAR TODAY NO EVENTS LISTED.

WEDNESDAY GOOD CHAIR, GREAT BOOKS: Read and discuss “The Zookeeper’s Wife” by Diane Ackerman; free; 6:30 p.m.; Sisters Public Library, 110 N. Cedar St.; 541-312-1074 or www. deschuteslibrary.org/calendar.

LIVE READ: Sit in comfy chairs and listen to short fiction read aloud by library staff; free; 6:30 p.m.; Sunriver Area Public Library, 56855 Venture Lane; 541-312-1080.

“OLIVER!”: Cascades Theatrical Company presents Lionel Bart’s musical about a lovable orphan who asks for more; $20, $15 seniors, $12 students; 7:30 p.m.; Greenwood Playhouse, 148 N.W. Greenwood Ave., Bend; 541-389-0803 or www.cascadestheatrical.org.

“THE RAINMAKER”: A production of the romantic comedy by Richard Nash about a family overcoming challenges during the Dust Bowl; $20, $18 students and seniors; 8 p.m.; 2nd Street Theater, 220 N.E. Lafayette Ave., Bend; 541-312-9626 or www.2ndstreettheater.com.

“THE SPIN CYCLE”: Innovation Theatre Works presents the comedy about a baby boomer who returns home for Thanksgiving; $20, $18 students and seniors; 8 p.m.; Bend Performing Arts Center, 1155 S.W. Division St.; 541-504-6721 or www. innovationtw.org.

THURSDAY BACKPACK EXPLORERS: Parents and children ages 3 and 4 explore nature and participate in activities; themed “Biscuits ’n’ Butter”; $15, $10 museum members, plus accompanying adult admission ($10, $9 seniors); 10 a.m.; High Desert Museum, 59800 S. U.S. Highway 97, Bend; 541-382-4754 or www. highdesertmuseum.org.

“DEAD MAN WALKING — THE JOURNEY CONTINUES”: Sister Helen Prejean talks about her experiences with death-row inmates and her role in national death-penalty dialogue; donations accepted; 1 p.m.; Redmond Public Library, 827 S.W. Deschutes Ave.; 541-383-7412 or http://multicultural.cocc.edu/events.

“DEAD MAN WALKING — THE JOURNEY CONTINUES”: Sister Helen Prejean talks about her experiences with death-row inmates and her role in national death-penalty dialogue; donations accepted; 6:30 p.m.; Central Oregon Community College, Pinckney Center for the Arts, 2600 N.W. College Way, Bend; 541-383-7412 or http://multicultural. cocc.edu/events.

AUTHOR PRESENTATION: Jeremy Evans talks about his book “In Search of Powder: A Story of America’s Disappearing Ski Bum”; free; 6:30 p.m.; Between the Covers, 645 N.W. Delaware Ave., Bend; 541385-4766.

“OLIVER!”: Cascades Theatrical Company presents Lionel Bart’s musical about a lovable orphan who asks for more; $20, $15 seniors, $12 students; 7:30 p.m.; Greenwood Playhouse, 148 N.W. Greenwood Ave., Bend; 541-389-0803 or www. cascadestheatrical.org.

“THE RAINMAKER”: A production of the romantic comedy by Richard Nash about a family overcoming challenges during the Dust Bowl; $20, $18 students and seniors; 8 p.m.; 2nd Street Theater, 220 N.E. Lafayette Ave., Bend; 541-312-9626 or www.2ndstreettheater.com.

“THE SPIN CYCLE”: Innovation Theatre Works presents the comedy about a baby boomer who returns home for Thanksgiving; $20, $18 students and seniors; 8 p.m.; Bend Performing Arts Center, 1155 S.W. Division St.; 541-504-6721 or www. innovationtw.org.

LONG BEACH REHAB: The California-based reggae-ska act performs, with Audiolized and

Medium Troy; $15 plus fees in advance, $20 at the door; 8 p.m.; The Summit Saloon & Stage, 125 N.W. Oregon Ave., Bend; 541-749-2440 or www.brownpapertickets.com.

“THE STORY”: A screening of the film about ski heroes sharing their experiences; ages 21 and older; proceeds benefit Oregon Adaptive Sports; $15; 8:30 p.m., doors open 8 p.m.; McMenamins Old St. Francis School, 700 N.W. Bond St., Bend; 541-848-9390 or http:// oregonadaptivesports.org.

FRIDAY BACKPACK EXPLORERS: Parents and children ages 3 and 4 explore nature and participate in activities; themed “Biscuits ‘n’ Butter”; $15, $10 museum members, plus accompanying adult admission ($10, $9 seniors); 10 a.m.; High Desert Museum, 59800 S. U.S. Highway 97, Bend; 541-382-4754 or www. highdesertmuseum.org.

VFW DINNER: A beef stew dinner; proceeds benefit local veterans; $7; 5-7 p.m.; VFW Hall, 1503 N.E. Fourth St., Bend; 541-389-0775.

PUSH: A skate deck art show and auction, with a raffle and refreshments; proceeds benefit the Division Street Skatepark Project; free; 6-10 p.m.; old Boomtown location, 910 N.W. Harriman St., Bend; www.divisionstreetskatepark. org.

POLAR PLUNGE: Plunge into the icy Deschutes River in a costume; proceeds benefit Special Olympics Oregon; $50 minimum donation, free for spectators; 6:30 p.m., 6 p.m. costume contest; Riverbend Park, Southwest Columbia Street and Southwest Shevlin Hixon Drive, Bend; 503-248-0600 or www. plungeoregon.com.

AUTHOR PRESENTATION: Julian Smith talks about his book “Crossing the Heart of Africa: An Odyssey of Love and Adventure”; with a slide show; free; 6:30 p.m.; Paulina Springs Books, 422 S.W. Sixth St., Redmond; 541-526-1491.

DIVISI: The University of Oregon women’s a cappella group performs; a portion of proceeds benefits Common Table; $6; 7 p.m., doors open 6:30 p.m.; Nativity Lutheran Church, 60850 S.E. Brosterhous Road, Bend; 541-388-0765 or www. uodivisi.com.

FINN MILES: The Des Moines, Iowabased folk group performs; free; 7-9 p.m.; Green Plow Coffee Roasters, 436 S.W. Sixth St., Redmond; 541516-1128 or www.greenplowcoffee. com.

SISTERS FOLK FESTIVAL WINTER CONCERT SERIES: Featuring a performance by Moira Smiley & VOCO; $15, $10 students in advance, $20, $12 students at the door; 7 p.m., doors open 6:30 p.m.; Sisters High School, 1700 W. McKinney Butte Road; 541-549-4979 or www. sistersfolkfestival.org.

TELLURIDE MOUNTAINFILM ON TOUR: Screening of films that celebrate mountain people, culture, adventure and conservation; proceeds benefit The Environmental Center; $17.50 in advance, $20 at the door, $12.50 students, $30 in advance for both nights; 7 p.m., doors open 6 p.m.; Tower Theatre, 835 N.W. Wall St., Bend; 541-317-0700 or www.towertheatre.org.

“OLIVER!”: Cascades Theatrical Company presents Lionel Bart’s musical about a lovable orphan who asks for more; $20, $15 seniors, $12 students; 7:30 p.m.; Greenwood Playhouse, 148 N.W. Greenwood Ave., Bend; 541-389-0803 or www. cascadestheatrical.org.

“THE RAINMAKER”: A production of the romantic comedy by Richard Nash about a family overcoming challenges during the Dust Bowl; $20, $18 students and seniors; 8 p.m.; 2nd Street Theater, 220 N.E. Lafayette Ave., Bend; 541-312-9626 or www.2ndstreettheater.com.

“THE SPIN CYCLE”: Innovation

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Theatre Works presents the comedy about a baby boomer who returns home for Thanksgiving; $20, $18 students and seniors; 8 p.m.; Bend Performing Arts Center, 1155 S.W. Division St.; 541-504-6721 or www. innovationtw.org.

GALLAGHER: The wacky comedian performs; ages 21 and older; $15$25; 8 p.m., doors open 7 p.m.; Kah-Nee-Ta High Desert Resort & Casino, 100 Main St., Warm Springs; 541-553-1112 or http://kahneeta. com.

THE WHITE BUFFALO: The acoustic rock troubadour performs, with Third Seven; $10 plus fees in advance, $13 at the door; 9 p.m.; Silver Moon Brewing & Taproom, 24 N.W. Greenwood Ave., Bend; 541-3888331 or www.silvermoonbrewing. com.

SATURDAY REDMOND GRANGE BREAKFAST: Featuring sourdough pancakes, eggs, ham, coffee and more; proceeds benefit Redrock Squares; $5, $3 ages 11 and younger; 7-10:30 a.m.; Redmond Grange, 707 S.W. Kalama Ave.; 541-480-4495.

“THE METROPOLITAN OPERA, IPHIGENIE EN TAURIDE”: Starring Susan Graham, Plácido Domingo and Paul Groves in a presentation of Gluck’s masterpiece; opera performance transmitted live in high definition; $24, $22 seniors, $18 children; 10 a.m.; Regal Old Mill Stadium 16, 680 S.W. Powerhouse Drive, Bend; 541-382-6347.

EAGLE WATCH 2011: Includes rotating presentations, tours, demonstrations that explore the natural and cultural significance of eagles and raptors, and more; follow the signs to the Round Butte Overlook Park; free; 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Round Butte Overlook Park, Southwest Mountain View Drive, Madras; 800-551-6949 or www. oregonstateparks.org.

FREE FAMILY SATURDAY: The High Desert Museum offers complimentary admission for the whole family; overflow parking and shuttle service available at Morning Star Christian School; free; 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; High Desert Museum, 59800 S. U.S. Highway 97, Bend; 541-382-4754.

PRESCHOOL & CHILD CARE FAIR: Explore preschool and child care options in Deschutes County; free; 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; St. Charles Bend, 2500 N.E. Neff Road; 541-385-7988.

“OLIVER!”: Cascades Theatrical Company presents Lionel Bart’s musical about a lovable orphan who asks for more; $20, $15 seniors, $12 students; 2 p.m.; Greenwood Playhouse, 148 N.W. Greenwood Ave., Bend; 541-389-0803 or www. cascadestheatrical.org.

ALL THINGS ROMAN: John Nicols talks about why Rome is such a powerful model for political and cultural integration; free; 3 p.m.; Sunriver Area Public Library, 56855 Venture Lane; 541-312-1032 or www. deschuteslibrary.org/calendar.

AUTHOR PRESENTATION: Julian Smith talks about his book “Crossing the Heart of Africa: An Odyssey of Love and Adventure”; free; 5 p.m.; Sunriver Books & Music, Sunriver Village Building 25C; 541593-2525.

CELEBRATION OF HOPE: A food and beer pairing, with live music by Mark Ransom; registration highly recommended; proceeds benefit Court Appointed Special Advocates; $25; 5-9 p.m.; Deschutes Brewery Mountain Room, 901 S.W. Simpson Ave., Bend; 541-389-1618 or www. casaofcentraloregon.org.

TEXAS HOLD ’EM TOURNAMENT AND CASINO NIGHT: Wear Western attire and play poker; players must register by Feb. 15; proceeds benefit Family Kitchen; $15-$115; 5:15 p.m., 4 p.m. check-in; Bend Golf and Country Club, 61045 Country Club Drive; 541-382-5978, gwend@ bendbroadband.com or www. mtbachelorrotary.org.

HOLLYWOOD PARTY: With food, live music, a silent auction and socialization activities; proceeds benefit Family Access Network; $75, $125 per couple; 5:30 p.m.; Broken Top Golf Club, 62000 Broken Top Drive, Bend; www. familyaccessnetwork.org.

SPAGHETTI FEED: With a silent auction; proceeds benefit the Madras High School JROTC; $6; 6 p.m.; Elks Lodge, 262 S.W. Second St., Madras; 541-410-2087.

BEND COMMUNITY CONTRADANCE: Featuring caller William Watson and music by Cascade Crossing; $7; 7 p.m. beginner’s workshop, 7:30 p.m. dance; Boys & Girls Club of Bend, 500 N.W. Wall St.; 541-330-8943.

DIVISI AND ON THE ROCKS: The University of Oregon a cappella groups perform; proceeds benefit choral programs at Bend High School; $5; 7 p.m., doors open 6 p.m.; Bend High School, 230 N.E. Sixth St.; 541-383-6309.

TELLURIDE MOUNTAINFILM ON TOUR: Screening of films that celebrate mountain people, culture, adventure and conservation; proceeds benefit The Environmental Center; $17.50 in advance, $20 at the door, $30 in advance for both nights; 7 p.m., doors open 6 p.m.; Tower Theatre, 835 N.W. Wall St., Bend; 541-317-0700 or www.towertheatre. org.

“OLIVER!”: Cascades Theatrical Company presents Lionel Bart’s musical about a lovable orphan who asks for more; $20, $15 seniors, $12 students; 7:30 p.m.; Greenwood Playhouse, 148 N.W. Greenwood Ave., Bend; 541-389-0803 or www. cascadestheatrical.org.

“THE RAINMAKER”: A production of the romantic comedy by Richard Nash about a family overcoming challenges during the Dust Bowl; $20, $18 students and seniors; 8 p.m.; 2nd Street Theater, 220 N.E. Lafayette Ave., Bend; 541-312-9626 or www.2ndstreet theater.com.

“THE SPIN CYCLE”: Innovation Theatre Works presents the comedy about a baby boomer who returns home for Thanksgiving; $20, $18 students and seniors; 8 p.m.; Bend Performing Arts Center, 1155 S.W. Division St.; 541-5046721 or www.innovationtw.org.

BENEFIT CONCERT: Featuring live music by Eric Tollefson and the World’s Greatest Lovers, and Leroy Newport and His Sidekicks; proceeds benefit Jim Bull, who is battling cancer; $5 requested donation; 8-10 p.m.; Three Creeks Brewing, 721 Desperado Court, Sisters; 541-5491963.

MOUNTAIN COUNTRY IDOL: Central Oregon musicians compete to see who is the best country artist; ages 21 and older; proceeds benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital; $5; 8 p.m.; Coyote Ranch, 1368 S. U.S. Highway 97, Redmond; 541548-7700 or www.mountain997. com.

80’S VIDEO DANCE ATTACK: The ‘80s dance act performs, with VJ Kittyrox; ages 21 and older; $5; 9 p.m.; Domino Room, 51 N.W. Greenwood Ave., Bend; 541-7882989 or www.randompresents.com.

THE WHITE BUFFALO: The acoustic rock troubadour performs, with Josh Hart; $10 plus fees in advance, $13 at the door; 9 p.m.; Silver Moon Brewing & Taproom, 24 N.W. Greenwood Ave., Bend; 541-3888331 or www.silvermoonbrewing. com.

SUNDAY EAGLE WATCH 2011: Includes rotating presentations, tours, demonstrations that explore the natural and cultural significance of eagles and raptors, and more; follow the signs to the Round Butte Overlook Park; free; 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; Round Butte Overlook Park, Southwest Mountain View Drive, Madras; 800-551-6949 or www. oregonstateparks.org.

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Oscar-winning actor Forest Whitaker takes on a permanent lead role in “Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior” on CBS.

Whitaker brings depth to agent in CBS spinoff

By Greg Braxton

“It helps define what this show is — like ‘Criminal Minds,’ it’s LOS ANGELES — Forest not a procedural. It’s all about Whitaker has built a career on character.”

The dynamics of the two shows, channeling the souls of troubled characters. From his guest-star Bernero added, are very different. turns on “ER” and “The Shield,” The team in “Criminal Minds: where he played obsessive and vi- Suspect Behavior” has its own olent men, to his 2006 Oscar-win- problems: “This is a new family, ning performance in “The Last and they are a lot more damaged.

King of Scotland” as the ruth- (Whitaker’s character) Cooper is less Ugandan dictator Idi Amin, also damaged. They all support the 49-year-old actor has distin- each other.”

In person, the 6-foot-2 actor, guished himself as a fearsome, shape-shifting force on the big dressed in a sweatshirt and black pants that camouand small screen. flage his size, is still Now he has taken formidable, though what appears to be “I’m not used it’s obvious he has an odd fit: a net- to being in just slimmed down work TV drama from what audiencwhere he plays the one place — I’m es may remember good guy. In this more like a from his portrayals “against type” role, Whitaker is the lead gypsy, going from of the British soldier in “The Crying in “Criminal Minds: place to place.

Game,” jazz legend Suspect Behavior,” Charlie Parker in a spinoff of the suc- But I really like “Bird,” or the picessful CBS drama this character, geon-loving hit man that focuses on a and I realized in “Ghost Dog: Way team of FBI profilof the Samurai.” ers who travel the what I could do He is soft-spoken country investigat- with him.” and thoughtful, in ing horrific crimes. sharp contrast to his “This is a new — Forest Whitaker often volcanic outsituation for me,” bursts on-screen. admitted Whitaker It’s that subtle internal tension while sitting in his darkened office at Walt Disney Studios. “I’m that animates Whitaker’s portraynot used to being in just one place al of Special Agent Sam Cooper, — I’m more like a gypsy, going the leader of a special group of from place to place. But I really agents inside the FBI’s Behavioral like this character, and I realized Analysis Unit. Cooper maintains a quiet and spiritual approach as what I could do with him.”

Showcasing an Oscar winner he strives to understand the mind in prime time is a major coup of his psychopathic suspects.

“Playing someone like Sam is for CBS’ lineup. The addition of Whitaker burnishes its star at the source of what I’m always power, which includes Tom Sell- trying to do in my work,” said eck of “Blue Bloods,” Julianna Whitaker. “He is a leader that Margulies of “The Good Wife” thinks everyone has a light inside and Laurence Fishburne in “CSI: of them, no matter what kinds of Crime Scene Investigation.” And horrible things they are capable it’s also noteworthy: Whitaker of. I’m always interested in huand Fishburne are two of the only man nature. He wants to heal African-American dramatic leads those that come in contact with this darkness.” on a broadcast network.

The often demanding schedule “We started out thinking, ‘You think Forest Whitaker could be imposed by a TV series has meant interested in this?,’ and to actually some adjustments for Whitaker. get him on the show is beyond “It was a challenge at first tryamazing,” said “Criminal Minds” ing to find that rhythm with the executive producer Edward Al- writers that would make me feel len Bernero, who is also serving good,” he said. “We’ve really deas show runner on the spinoff. veloped that now, it feels good.”

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FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE

HEART OF THE CITY

SALLY FORTH

FRAZZ

ROSE IS ROSE

STONE SOUP

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MOTHER GOOSE AND GRIMM

DILBERT

DOONESBURY

PICKLES

ADAM

WIZARD OF ID

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GARFIELD

PEARLS BEFORE SWINE

PEANUTS

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011: This year, you have a strong sense of direction. If you use your ability to empathize and understand, expansion and success will greet you. Don’t allow restrictions to impose on your thought process. Travel and education could mark the next 12 months. A foreigner also could have a similar impact on your life. If you are single, you’ll meet someone quite different.

Follow your intuition with a relationship, whether single or attached. Attached Fish need to let go of their anger.

SCORPIO can be a real door-opener.

A baby born today, Feb. 22, 2011, before 1:29 a.m. Pacific Time is a Sun in Pisces, Moon in Libra.

The remainder of the day, a Sun in Pisces, Moon in Scorpio.

The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH Fortunately, you adjust easily as you work through tension, anxiety and stress with movement. So when did you last go for a walk? A partner is full of energy and feedback. Words said might not be meant to wound, but they do. Tonight: Share with a friend or loved one over dinner.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHH Close associations at the workplace, gym or any other place you frequent regularly could be more important than you would like. Success occurs because of your ability to understand where someone is coming from. You don’t feel challenged by this person’s strong personality. Tonight: Out and about.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20)

HHHH An easy pace works, and, yes, you will accomplish what you need to, perhaps even more. Without stress and tension, you complete your tasks with speed. Answers come forth spontaneously in a conversation.

Listen to your inner voice. Tonight: Get some much-needed exercise.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHHH Your creativity seems like a never-ending well. Your sixth sense and intuition pinnacle as well.

If your inner voice says something, follow through, unless you could cause yourself trouble. A partner is changing rapidly. Tonight: Just because it is Tuesday doesn’t mean you cannot have fun.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHH Don’t worry about others and their reactions. Follow through on what needs to be done with a key partnership. Others could react, but ultimately you only need to answer to yourself. A project unrelated to work could be most rewarding. Tonight: At home.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHHH You might want to understand what is happening within your immediate circle, but also look to those you don’t know well. If there is a crankiness, consider the fact that it might be well justified. Honor your decisions. Tonight: Where the action is.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH Curb a need to handle certain situations a certain way.

Instead, get more facts. Money might be an important factor, but so is the quality of your life. Real estate, family and domestic matters come forward. Deal with them.

Tonight: Be sage. Use wisdom.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

HHHHH You know when the wind is blowing in your direction. You gain favor and attention without making the slightest gesture. Understand what is going on behind the scenes.

Realize that you need to establish a better rapport with a child or loved one. Why not start now? Tonight: An endless number of options appear.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHH You have what it takes to make inroads. Take time for factgathering and -checking. Your ability to cut through a problem emerges later this week. Your strength comes from knowing when to pull back. Tonight: Do for you.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH A meeting has an impact. A feistiness arises during discussions.

Realize how close to the surface your feelings are. Once you get to the gist of the issue, you might want to revise some of your ideas.

Tonight: Where the action is.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHH You are in the limelight once more. You see what goes on with others. Help mobilize others, but know that there is only so much you can do. Use care with expressing your feelings. If you are suppressing your emotions, you could discover that you are on quite the spending spree. Tonight: Could be late.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHHH Look to gaining more insight and knowledge. This can happen easily if you are open. Find an expert; do research. By detaching, you also might see a situation far differently. Break past self-imposed restrictions. Tonight: Follow the music. © 2010 by King Features Syndicate

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Continued from E1 The third annual PUSH auction will be held Friday in the location formerly known as Boomtown, 910 N.W. Harriman St., a record shop that closed in 2007.

Deschutes Brewery is donating beer, and Typhoon! restaurant will provide free food. DJs will provide the music, and Jason Graham and Spencer Curtis will serve as the evening’s emcees. The event is all ages and family-friendly.

Last year’s event attracted more than 500 people and raised $8,000, according to Yamada.

Some 50 artists are participating this year, including Quincy Quigg, a snowboard artist from Washington state; Kellie Talbot, an artist from Seattle; Dave Seoane and Aaron James Draplin, both of Portland; and Eric Purdy, of Eugene. Central Oregon artists are well-represented and include Adam Haynes, Lori LaBissoniere, Sweet Pea Cole and Dana MacKenzie.

That’s just a drop in the proverbial paint bucket. Yamada and Laws expect some 100 boards to be available for auction at this year’s event.

As its name implies, PUSH has the potential to move DSSP closer to reality. Two years ago, a board painted by Haynes fetched $1,000, and another of his boards went for $750 last year.

With $20,000 already in the bank, the goal now, Laws and Yamada say, is to begin building something on the Division Street site later this year.

Connecting with ODOT According to Pat Creedican, regional director for ODOT, that may be a realistic time line.

“There are still some major steps, but they’re known-type steps,” Creedican says.

Among the details still being sorted out is having ODOT bridge experts make certain any design for the skatepark won’t interfere with the structure.

“That’s probably the biggest technical hurdle, but that’s doable. It’s just a matter of tweaking designs back and forth to make sure your design fits,” he says.

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with a private group, Creedican says, “We like to see public lands that aren’t being used … that we can’t sell, used for some other public purpose.”

Recently, ODOT leased a stretch along the Bend Parkway to the Bend Park & Recreation District for a bike path, and in Redmond, leased out a piece of land for a park alongside the reroute of U.S. Highway 97.

Were ODOT dealing with another agency, or if such a skatepark had been built on ODOT land in the past, the process would be more streamlined, Creedican says. “The first one to do something has quite a hurdle.

The second one has a lesser hurdle, and by the third time, it’s usually accepted practice.”

“Personally, I’m hoping to see it go forward,” Creedican says.

First of many?

The skaters took their inspiration for Division Street Skatepark Project from the Burnside Project, a do-it-yourself skatepark begun 20-some years ago beneath the Burnside Bridge in Portland. At the time, the skaters poured their concrete under a neglected overpass, and years later, the city officially sanctioned the skatepark.

Taking such a route in a city the size of Bend would never fly, Yamada says, so the skaters approached ODOT directly.

Thus far, most of the money the Division Street crew has raised has come from private donors. Laws took part in the Missoula Skatepark Association’s effort to get a park built in the Montana town, and says that, once “it gets rolling, it picks up speed and momentum and becomes its own creature. It gets big, and then all of a sudden you have some big people trying to give you money.”

Though they have yet to break

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Skate decks like this one will be auctioned off Friday during PUSH, a benefit for the Division Street Skatepark Project. The event will be at 910 N.W. Harriman St. ground, Yamada and Laws envision DSSP as potentially the first in a series of skater-built parks in Central Oregon, expanding into neighboring cities such as La Pine.

Once the economy rebounds, they say, bowls, ledges and other skate-worthy features could be included, for instance, in new developments and subdivisions.

“This was our original goal, to build this skatepark, but our goal is to expand it tremendously,” Yamada says. “This should be the first one of many. We want to be a resource for all of Central Oregon. How cool would it be for kids in La Pine, who have nothing, to have a skatepark?”

They may not be so far off.

Creedican says, “If this goes forward, if it gets approved, then we can use it as a template for others around the state.”

‘No ulterior motives’ Yamada believes it’s up to older skaters to show kids that they can take matters into their own hands and build things to skate.

He came of age riding in a small California town during an era when there were no skateparks, public, private or otherwise.

“When I grew up, all the skateparks died. They were all dying by the time I started skating in the early ’80s,” he says. He’s referring to the first wave of 1970s concrete skateparks, most of which were private facilities that closed their doors when that wave of popularity began to wane in the early 1980s.

“I didn’t have any feeling of entitlement at all,” he says.

“We’d (do) whatever (we) had to do to get something to skate. We built it ourselves.”

Decades later, Yamada is still ready to build. He’d like to see more people involved with the project, and welcomes ideas for what shape the park should take. (A rough diagram should be on display Friday at PUSH, says Laws.)

If you’d like to donate money, time or sweat to the DSSP, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, visit www.divisionstreetskatepark.org.

Yamada is upfront about his interest: He wants a great place to skate in Bend.

“I want something to skate, that everybody can skate,” he says. “There are no ulterior motives with anybody who’s involved with it. Everybody does this just because they want a skatepark. Period.

Nothing else.”

ODOT’s Creedican is optimistic Division Street Skatepark will become a reality, adding that he’s impressed the group of skateboarders has continued to roll the project forward.

“I’m surprised they’ve stuck with it, and I’m impressed they’ve stuck with it. But knowing them the little bit that I do, these are business owners, these are people who have a lot of drive to start with.

“They’re pretty impressive people,” he adds. “They’ve got a lot of drive, a lot of stick-toitiveness, a lot of sense. They understand business. They’re good to work with. So yeah, this is a group that I feel pretty good about. You don’t see this much drive from most groups.”

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Fan Continued from E1 “You always read about people whose life and identity is linked to their team’s identity, and sometimes people get a little bit too enmeshed,” said Dr. Nick Dewan, a sports psychiatrist in Clearwater, Fla. “When you have an athlete or a team that has a roller-coaster season and your mood shifts as the team’s wins and losses shift, that’s not a very healthy relationship.”

Someone overly affected by the fortunes of a favorite team might exhibit loss of appetite, difficulty sleeping, moodiness, flashes of anger or feelings of hopelessness, among others.

These are otherwise known as the symptoms of depression. Unfortunately, most of these people are hesitant to seek help.

“If somebody’s come in and they’ve lost their job, they’ve lost a loved one, they’ve lost their life savings, something of really lasting magnitude, they would feel entitled to get help for their suffering,” said Dr. Ira Bergman, a clinical instructor of psychiatry at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York. “Somebody who’s suffering that deeply because their team lost, I would think there’s a degree of embarrassment.”

There might be another explanation.

“A person that has this sort of distortion doesn’t think there’s a problem,” said Dewan. “If they continue to believe there’s nothing wrong, it’s very hard to do anything about it.”

Fans who do seek treatment will usually only broach the subject with a psychiatrist they trust. It’s rarely their idea; rather, a spouse or a boss usually insists that they seek help because the obsession with their team is affecting their marriage or their productivity on the job. Psychiatrists said they almost always find that there are more serious problems in these patients that cause them to overreact to the disappointment over losses.

“It’s really uncommon that every thing else in life is perfect — they’ve got wonderful relationships, they love their job, everything’s going well and, by the way, their team lost a game,” said David Baron, the director of the Global Center for Exercise, Psychiatry and Sport at the Uni-

versity of Southern California.

After counseling, patients often begin to understand that it’s not their team’s failures that’s truly bothering them, he said.

Being aware of this helps, even if it’s not a cure-all.

“They realize that maybe their whole thing about fandom was covering up something that they just didn’t want to deal with, whether it was consciously or unconsciously,” he said.

Psychiatrists find that fans with more in their lives than sports are healthier. This could be a reason that someone like Puntney, who has a job and is in school, is doing all right.

Other elements indirectly related to following sports have a lot to do with some unhealthy reactions, Baron said. For example, during the football season, men often get together most Sundays and watch their teams play. For those suffering from loneliness, the season’s end could represent more than simply the team’s exit until the following summer. It could mean the end of get-togethers with friends for months.

The weather can also adversely affect a person’s state of mind, Baron said. During football season, which lasts from September to February, a passionate sports fan might have a welcome distraction from cold temperatures.

But after the Super Bowl, “you’re really looking at the dog days of winter, the cold, snowy, really lousy weather,” said Baron.

The success of the teams representing a town can also affect local fans.

“There’s a magical idea that if your team wins, it’s a better city,” said Dr. Ira Glick, a professor of psychiatry at the Stanford University School of Medicine. But “when you’re depressed and you’re looking to be cheered up and everybody’s down because your team is losing, for example, it’s one more nail in the coffin.”

“I often prescribe physical activity and exercise as a way to treat depression,” said Dr. Antonia Baum, vice president of the International Society for Sports Psychology.

To some fans, it’s obviously more than just a game. Still, even the most rabid supporters should remember a recurring lesson of sports, says Bergman.

“There’s always next year.”

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Tile trials: Replacing a broken one may be in your grasp

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Profusion zinnias, here with Gnome Gomphrena, bring color to the garden. In addition to coming in a variety of sizes and colors, zinnias are a no-fuss flower that won’t take up excessive amounts of your time and energy.

GARDEN

Grow the rainbow

By Liz Douville For The Bulletin

he process of selecting award-winning plant material doesn’t command the high drama of the Academy Awards or the Emmys. There are no early morning phone calls or television coverage of a sleepy-eyed botanist.

But gardeners anticipate and find the announcements of plant awards exciting nonetheless, including the All-America Selections and news from the National Garden Bureau, which announced that 2011 is the Year of the Tomato and the Year of the Zinnia.

I’ve already talked about the All-America Selections and the tomato, so now it is time to learn more about the zinnia.

Zinnias earn their place in our gardens for all they have to offer: • A rainbow of color options. They come in every eye-catching hue except true blue.

• A height for every site. Do you want tall, back-of-the-border plants with huge, dahlia-like blossoms? Do you need a low-growing flower with simple yet colorful blooms? Zinnias can fill the bill in both cases.

• No fuss, big payoff. I can’t think of another flower that is less demanding of your time and attention than zinnias.

• Choose a window box, wooden half-barrel, rectangular or round pot, even a hanging basket. Because zinnias are available in so many colors and sizes, they are a good choice for containers.

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The Spanish originally named the zinnia mal de ojos, or “sickness of the eye.”

Years of breeding have coaxed it into a variety of flashy colors and styles.

T O DAY ’ S R E C I P E S • SEARED BREAST OF WILD DUCK WITH RED WINE AND FIGS, F2 • BLAKE’S DUCK, GREEN ONION, AND CHICKEN SAUSAGE GUMBO, F2 • BASIC CHICKEN STOCK, LOUISIANA RICE AND CREOLE SPICES, F2 • GRILLED BROCCOLI RABE AND RADICCHIO WITH PANCETTA DRESSING AND SOFT-COOKED EGG, F3 • OEUF COCOTTE PARISIAN, F3 • SPAGHETTINI WITH POACHED EGG, F3 • TENDERLOIN TIPS WITH MUSHROOMS, F3 • COUNTRY PIE, F6 • WHOLE-WHEAT APPLE BUTTER CAKE, F6

New ceramic tile in a house looks great, especially on that countertop, floor or inside a shower stall. The material is durable, easy to clean and seems to last forever.

That is, until a heavy pan or skillet is dropped and cracks a tile, or for some reason, a crack just appears. If you have an older house, can you find another tile that matches the broken one?

Can you replace the tile yourself?

“Almost anyone” can re- Inside place a broken • Illustrated tile, says Dave guide to tile Gerhardt, ownrepair, er of Dave GerPage F4 hardt Tile and Stone in Bend, but that doesn’t mean you should necessarily do the job yourself. In some instances, the best advice might be to do nothing.

The first step, before taking any action, is to make sure matching replacement tile is available. In some instances, particularly in older homes, Gerhardt said, it may be virtually impossible to find or match the original color of the broken tile.

(This is why new tile jobs should include setting aside a few tiles for future repairs.)

“Sometimes the color or style of the tile is not available anymore,” Gerhardt said. “If you can’t get the right matching tile, you may have to replace all of it.”

In other cases, such as in the bottom of a shower, accumulated soap deposits and wear might make it virtually impossible to match the color and texture.

“Sometimes, it may be more noticeable to replace a tile than to just let the crack go,” Gerhardt said.

A crack indicates movement somewhere, Gerhardt said, and that can come from the house settling, moisture or swelling of a wooden subfloor. In some cases, he said, the tile may have been improperly installed in the first place, and a cracked tile might be a symptom of a bigger problem.

“There might be a space underneath the tile, or the wooden floor underneath was not built up correctly, or the floor moves,” Gerhardt said. “A crack in the concrete underneath could cause a tile to crack. A pro can help you figure out what the problem is.”

The cost of having a professional replace one tile will be between $75 and $100, he said, depending on where the tile is located and the complexity of the job.

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Duck demystified for the home cook

By Alison Highberger For The Bulletin

Cooking duck is a mystery to many home cooks, so it’s time for Duck 101 with Chef John Besh, “Iron Chef America” winner (beating Mario Batali) and James F O Beard Foundation Award winner, among many other accomplishments and accolades.

He’s the author of “My New Orleans, The Cookbook, 200 of My Favorite Recipes and Stories from My Hometown” and the owner of seven restaurants — six in New Orleans

and one in San Antonio.

You may think seafood when you think about The Big Easy, but duck has always been big in southern Louisiana, with its many coastal marshes.

“Duck hunting in LouisiOD ana is probably the best in the country, as some 10 million promising candidates swoop in to rest or winter with us after a long migration, primarily from the Dakotas and the Canadian prairie,” Besh writes in “My New Orleans.”

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A duck roasted properly — Chef John Besh says two and a half to three hours at 350 degrees for a sixpound bird — will reward the cook with a crispy skin with a lot of the fat cooked off or rendered down.

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Duck

Confit (kawn-FEE) This specialty of Gascony, France, is derived from an ancient method of preserving meat (usually goose, duck or pork) whereby it is salted and slowly cooked in its own fat.

The cooked meat is then packed into a crock or pot and covered with its cooking fat, which acts as a seal and preservative. Confit can be refrigerated up to 6 months.

Continued from F1 Since Mardi Gras is only two weeks away on March 8, we called Besh for some advice about duck cooking for the firsttimer. (We discovered the only time he’s been in Bend was for some Marine Corps mountain climbing exercises more than 20 years ago.)

Besh shared his recipes for Seared Breast of Wild Duck with Red Wine and Figs and a duck gumbo (see below).

We spoke with him on the phone in Colorado, where he was attending the 13th annual Beaver Creek Master Chef Classic.

He talked us through his basic techniques for duck cooking and gave us a simple pan sauce recipe that he said tastes great with any roasted meat.

— From “The New Food Lover’s Companion, Fourth Edition,” by Sharon Tyler Herbst and Ron Herbst (Barron’s Educational Series, Inc., 2007)

BLAKE’S DUCK, GREEN ONION, AND CHICKEN SAUSAGE GUMBO Makes 10-12 servings.

A lighter, brothier gumbo than our thicker and richer New Orleans-style gumbo. This recipe is designed for a mallard or a black duck, but any duck, or a goose for that matter, will work well, too.

— John Besh

Q: A:

Is duck as easy to cook as chicken?

Duck takes a little more patience than chicken. The “Joe Average” roaster or fryer that you buy and end up roasting takes about half the time to cook as a duck.

Q: A:

Why does everyone say duck is greasy?

If you roast it too quick, you don’t render out all the fat, and the result is this kind of oily bird. We’ve all had duck like that, so you have to be careful.

Q: A:

What are your best tips for a novice duck cook?

Roasting is the most accessible way to try duck.

Go to your grocery store or a butcher shop and look for the largest duck possible, about a 6-pound-plus bird, because then the breasts are fully developed and it’s a more rounded-out bird for roasting.

Duck has a very generous layer of fat, so when you roast your duck at about 350 degrees for two-and-a-half to three hours, what you’ll have left is a bird that’s self-basted — this really crisp duck skin that we all absolutely love, and you’ve cooked off or rendered down a lot of that fat.

Another way to do it is take the legs off, kind of disassemble the bird. I love to remove the legs, season them with a little bit of salt and pepper, a couple slices of garlic and a bay leaf right on top.

Let them sit in your fridge overnight; it’ll actually start to cure.

What that will do is, it’ll help when you start to cook that leg, it will render the fat, pulling a lot of moisture out and allowing it to crisp up.

Cook it low and slow, at 250

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For duck confit, Chef John Besh recommends cooking the legs at 250 degrees in a small baking pan for four to five hours. degrees in a small baking pan for four to five hours. What you’ll have is the duck legs will eventually be submerged in duck fat, and what you’ll have is a confit leg of duck.

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How do you cook the duck breasts?

Carve the breast off the bone and score the skin.

Season the way you’d season any other bird: salt and pepper, a little bit of herbs de Provence, or Italian seasoning, then put it skin-side down into a nonstick skillet or cast iron pan over medium heat, kind of low and slow.

You’re going to render the skin side first. You want to cook the fat, remove it from the skin, crisp the skin, turn it over once it’s nice and golden brown, then you can pop the whole thing into a 400-degree oven for five to seven minutes.

You don’t want to roast the duck breast any more than medium. That’s going to give you this beautiful crisp skin, and the breast of the bird will have this nice rose color to it. Then you can serve a little bit of the leg, and a little bit of the breast over maybe some creamy polenta with sauteed Tuscan kale. It is so good!

Those are two go-to methods I use over and over with duck, and they’re almost foolproof.

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ailments. We don’t have the same problems with chickens or ducks that have been truly farm-raised.

The duck flesh itself is very lean, outside of the fat that surrounds it, so you either cook it a little or a lot. Roast it slowly to get it well done, or cook it medium-rare. Anything in between will be totally tough.

Your pan will have a lot of fat. If you’re looking for a good, quick, simple pan sauce, take the pan you cooked the duck in, pour out the excess fat, then drop in a couple scoops of your favorite preserves. I love this with figs, with quince, but it works for just about anything — loganberry, raspberry.

Add a couple tablespoons of apple cider vinegar to the preserves and all that good stuff that’s crusted up on the bottom of the pan. Stir that all together, plus a half-cup of chicken broth.

Just stir that for a minute or two over high heat and you’ll have the perfect pan sauce.

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What other duck recipes from your cookbook are good for the novice?

Don’t miss the great duck gumbo (see recipe above right), or substitute duck for the chicken and shrimp in the jambalaya. Replace it with chopped up duck and it’s to die for. It’s perfect for Mardi Gras, since it’s really family-friendly, the onepot cooking that we crave at that time of the year with parties and events, it’s potluck style.

Locating duck in Central Oregon Duck isn’t easy to find in Central Oregon grocery stores.

Some stores have a few frozen ducks in stock, others suggested that it can be special ordered, and it’s often available during the holidays.

Newport Avenue Market’s meat manager, Randy Hall, said they usually have duck available.

“We sell four ducks a month on a regular basis, and more boneless duck breasts over the holidays. They’re great eating,” Hall said.

Hall said he likes the versatility of duck. “It can be great on the grill or in the oven because of the flavors you can bring to it, whether it’s a sweet sauce, or something with more herbs, there are so many different directions you can go with duck,” Hall said.

All of the Central Oregon grocery stores we contacted said that they sell frozen, domestic, farm-raised whole ducks or duck breasts, not wild ducks.

It may take a little more effort to cook duck than chicken or turkey, but if you love to cook, you’ll want to experiment with duck sometime. Besh wouldn’t want you to miss out on one of his favorite native foods.

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SEARED BREAST OF WILD DUCK WITH RED WINE AND FIGS Makes 4-6 servings.

As a hunter, I’m frequently invited to cook game, such as duck or venison, at the hunting camps and in the home kitchens of various friends. Since I never know what I’ll find in those kitchens, this is one recipe that I can depend on. It works with almost any fruit preserves and nearly every kind of wild game I might be called on to roast or grill.

— John Besh 8 whole boneless wild duck breasts (any variety will do) Salt Freshly ground black pepper 2 pinches sugar 1 med onion, chopped 1 clove garlic, minced

2 C red wine 2 TBS red wine vinegar ½ C fig or other fruit preserves 1 sprig fresh thyme, rosemary or sage

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Season the duck breasts with salt, pepper and sugar.

Heat a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat until hot.

Sear the duck breasts, skin side down, until the skin is golden and crisp, about 3 minutes. Turn the breasts over, then transfer the skillet to the oven and cook the breasts for 5 more minutes for medium-rare. Turn off the oven.

Transfer the duck breasts to a cutting board and return the hot skillet to moderate heat on the stove top. Add the onions to the skillet and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden, about 10 minutes.

Stir in the wine, vinegar, fig preserves, and herb sprig and cook until the pan sauce has reduced by half, about 15 minutes. Strain the sauce into a small saucepan, discarding solids.

Return the duck breasts to the turned-off but still-hot oven to just warm through. Slice the breasts crosswise into ½-inch-thick slices and set each breast on a warm plate. Spoon some of the sauce over each breast.

— From “My New Orleans, The Cookbook, 200 of My Favorite Recipes & Stories from My Hometown” by John Besh, Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC, 2009

BASIC CHICKEN STOCK Makes 6 cups.

I make my favorite chicken stock from the leftover carcass of Sunday’s herb-roasted chicken … after making a pot of stock, I pour it into ice cube trays and freeze it. After they’re frozen, I store the cubes in a freezer bag. That way, I can easily retrieve them as I need them, without having to defrost quarts of stock at a time.

— John Besh ¼ C canola oil 1 onion, coarsely chopped 1 stalk celery, coarsely chopped 1 carrot, peeled and coarsely chopped 1 leek, white part, coarsely chopped

4 cloves garlic, crushed 1 lb. roasted chicken bones and carcass 1 bay leaf 1 sprig thyme 1 tsp black peppercorns 3 qts water

Heat the canola oil in a large pot over moderate heat. Cook the onions, celery, carrots, leeks and garlic, stirring often, until they are soft but not brown, about 3 minutes.

Add the chicken bones and carcass, the bay leaf, thyme, peppercorns and water. Increase the heat to high and bring to a boil.

Immediately reduce the heat to low and gently simmer, skimming any foam off the surface, until the stock has reduced by half, about 2 hours.

Strain through a fine sieve into a container with a cover. Allow the stock to cool, cover and refrigerate, then skim off the fat. Freeze the stock in small batches to use later.

BASIC CREOLE SPICES Using this spice blend is truly the easiest way to consistently achieve the flavors I grew up with. Once made, the spices will last for six months in an airtight container.

— John Besh 2 TBS celery salt 1 TBS sweet paprika 1 TBS coarse sea salt 1 TBS freshly ground black pepper

1 TBS garlic powder 1 TBS onion powder 2 tsp cayenne pepper ½ tsp allspice

Mix together all the spices in a bowl. Transfer the spice mixture to a clean container with a tight-fitting lid, cover, and store.

1 C canola oil 1 C flour 3 lg onions, diced 1 lg duck, cut into 12 pieces 2 TBS Basic Creole Spices (see below) 2 lbs spicy chicken sausage links, sliced into ½-inchthick rounds 2 green bell peppers, seeded and diced 2 cloves garlic, minced 6-8 green onions, chopped 4 quarts Basic Chicken Stock (below left) 2 bay leaves 1 lb smoked pork sausage links, chopped 1 TBS Worcestershire Salt Freshly ground black pepper Tabasco 4-6 C cooked Basic Louisiana Rice (below) Make a roux by heating the oil in a large cast-iron or heavy-bottomed pot over high heat. Whisk the flour into the hot oil. It will immediately begin to sizzle. Reduce the heat to moderate and continue whisking until the roux takes on a nice brown color, about 15 minutes. Add the onions, stirring them into the roux with a wooden spoon. Reduce the heat to medium-low and continue stirring about 10 minutes.

Season the duck with Creole Spices. Add the duck to the pot, increase heat to moderate, and cook, turning the pieces until browned, about 10 minutes.

Add the chicken sausage and stir for a minute, then add the bell peppers and garlic. Increase the heat to moderate and cook, stirring, for about 3 minutes. Add the green onions, chicken stock, and bay leaves. Bring the gumbo to a boil, stirring occasionally.

Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for 45 minutes. Stir occasionally and skim off the fat from the surface of the gumbo every so often.

Add the smoked pork sausage to the pot, then the Worcestershire. Season with salt, pepper and Tabasco. Simmer for another 45 minutes, continuing to skim the fat off the gumbo. Serve in bowls over rice.

— From “My New Orleans, The Cookbook, 200 of My Favorite Recipes & Stories from My Hometown” by John Besh, Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC, 2009

BASIC LOUISIANA RICE This recipe will work with most long-grain rices, including Popcorn Rice. Save some of the fat skimmed from your chicken stock to perfume the rice with many wonderful flavors.

— John Besh 1 TBS chicken fat, extravirgin olive oil, or butter 1 sm onion, minced 1½ C Louisiana long-grain white rice 3 C Basic Chicken Stock (left) 1 bay leaf 1-2 pinches salt Put the fat, oil or butter and the onions into a medium saucepan and sweat the onions over moderate heat until they are translucent, about 5 minutes. Pour the rice into the pan and stir for 2 minutes. Then add the chicken stock and bring to a boil. Add the bay leaf and salt.

Cover the pan, reduce heat to low, and cook for 18 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat, fluff the rice with a fork, and serve.

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F Elegant eggs: Crack open a classy dinner

By Jessica Yadegaran

GRILLED BROCCOLI RABE AND RADICCHIO WITH PANCETTA DRESSING AND SOFT-COOKED EGG

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There’s more to eggs than scrambled breakfast. Poached, fried or soft-boiled, premium eggs are getting serious culinary treatment at some of the finest restaurants these days. They’re cracked atop wood-fired pizzas, tossed into pasta, and some are even taking a solo turn as an amuse bouche on some tasting menus.

At Woodside, Calif.’s Village Pub, for example, executive chef Dmitry Elperin’s signature glistening poached egg isn’t accompanied by bacon or home fries.

Rather, it’s perched atop housemade spaghettini and served with sauteed artichokes, shaved bottarga and a vegetable nage — a flavorful French stock — for dinner.

“Eggs are the most simple form of elegance,” says Elperin, who loves serving poached eggs with crispy sweet breads and chicory.

“We relate them to caviar. And to our childhoods. They’re rich, neutral and simply a great vehicle for transporting flavor.”

At Oakland, Calif.’s Marzano and its sister restaurant, Hudson, eggs are cooked to perfection atop artisanal pizzas in wood-fired ovens. Two-year-old Marzano offers nine delicate, blistered, Neapolitan pizzas, including a garlicky meatball marinara, all with the option of an added egg for $2. And on Hudson’s opening night Jan. 18, executive chef Robert Holt was cracking eggs onto pizzas topped with wild nettles and fresh goat cheese, or spicy pork sausage with braised Tuscan kale.

“Egg on a pizza is just like breakfast, but you’re eating it for dinner,” says Holt. “People just love that savory flavor and texture.”

Jonathan Hall at Parcel 104 in Santa Clara, Calif., relies on a specific tool to crack the tops of his Capay Valley Farms eggs when he steams them in their own shells.

For Valentine’s Day, Hall was planning to serve eggs as an amuse bouche, topped with whipped, truffle-salted potatoes.

“It’ll melt in your mouth,” he says.

And he knows a quality egg when he tastes it.

“Vendors are realizing that chefs are calling for fresh eggs that don’t come from mass production farms,” says Hall, who pays almost a dollar apiece for the Capay eggs — three times the price of your average egg.

Makes 4 servings.

2 slices day-old rustic bread, crusts removed Olive oil Coarse salt ¼ lb pancetta, cut into ¼-inch dice ½ C white balsamic vinegar 1 TBS mustard seeds 1 tsp red pepper flakes 2 TBS sugar 1 tsp fresh thyme leaves, roughly chopped 6 TBS unsalted butter, melted

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Once the pizza is almost cooked, cook Oscar Rivas cracks an egg on it and puts it back in the oven at Hudson restaurant in Oakland, Calif.

Egg-topped pizza tips The trick to doing an egg-topped pizza successfully, says Hudson’s executive chef Robert Holt and Chez Panisse’s Alice Waters, is using a pizza stone and a very hot oven, 500 degrees or more. Wait to add the egg until halfway through the pizza baking time, then continue baking until the white has set, but the yolk is still a little runny. An egg is splendid on nearly any mixture of toppings, but here are two ideas.

• Chez Panisse Cafe: Brush the dough with a mixture of olive oil and minced garlic. Add thinly sliced onion and grated mozzarella and fontina. Halfway through the cooking time, add the egg and finish baking. Garnish with sliced prosciutto, chopped parsley and a drizzle of white truffle or olive oil. (“Chez Panisse Cafe Cookbook,” Harper Collins 1999) • Hudson: Holt tops his favorite pizza with oven-roasted San Marzano tomatoes, spicy house-made pork sausage, braised Tuscan kale and aged provolone, plus an egg. He serves it garnished with Parmesan and flat-leaf parsley.

SPAGHETTINI WITH POACHED EGG, ARTICHOKES AND BOTTARGA Makes 4 servings.

4 whole eggs 4 lg artichokes, cleaned, chokes removed 1 TBS extra virgin olive oil ¼ C white wine

¼ C diced red onion ¼ C finely chopped fennel (about ½ bulb) 1 lb young broccoli rabe, leaves removed 2 heads radicchio, cored and leaves separated 2 TBS blended olive and grape seed oil 2 tsp minced garlic 4 large eggs 20 shavings Parmigiano-Reggiano

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Lightly oil and salt the bread; bake until golden brown, 10 minutes. Let cool, tear into pieces, and grind to fine breadcrumbs in food processor.

In a medium skillet, cook pancetta over medium-high heat until lightly golden brown, 5 minutes.

Drain on paper towels. In a bowl, mix the vinegar, mustard seeds, red pepper flakes, sugar and thyme. Whisk in melted butter; add red onions, fennel and pancetta. Set the pancetta vinaigrette aside.

In a large bowl, toss the broccoli rabe with the radicchio leaves, blended oils, and garlic; season with salt. Heat a grill or grill pan until hot but not smoking. In batches, grill the broccoli rabe and radicchio for 30 seconds, turning frequently, until just wilted; transfer to a large bowl. When done, toss them with 4 tablespoons pancetta vinaigrette.

Bring a medium pot of water to a boil over medium-high heat.

Adjust heat to maintain a simmer and cook eggs for 5 minutes.

Plunge eggs into an ice water bath. When cool enough to handle, peel.

To serve, mound the grilled broccoli rabe and radicchio on 4 serving plates. Top each with Parmigiano shavings and a whole soft-cooked egg. Drizzle with remaining vinaigrette and top generously with breadcrumbs.

— Darryl Estrine and Kelly Kochendorfer, “Harvest to Heat: Cooking with America’s Best Chefs, Farmers, and Artisans” (Taunton Press, 304 pp., $40)

OEUF COCOTTE PARISIAN Makes 1 serving.

1 lb fresh pasta 1 C vegetable stock Salt, pepper, lemon juice, to taste Butter or olive oil, to taste

Place four eggs in a pot and add cold water to a depth of 4 inches above the eggs. Set the heat to medium-low and place a thermometer in the pot. When the temperature reaches 145 degrees, set the timer for 45 minutes and continue cooking, maintaining the temperature by adjusting the heat.

While the eggs cook, place a 2-gallon pot of water on the stove to boil for the pasta.

Slice the artichokes and saute in 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil and white wine until tender.

Place the pasta in the boiling water and cook

1 TBS chopped parsley 1 Bottarga Di Muggine (mullet roe)

until barely al dente. Remove it from water and add to saute pan with the artichokes. Add the vegetable stock, season the pasta with salt, pepper and lemon, and finish with a little butter or olive oil, and parsley.

To serve, divide the pasta and liquid among serving plates. Carefully crack the softly cooked eggs and place one on top of each serving. Using a microplane, shave copious amounts of Bottarga over each dish.

— Dmitry Elperin, The Village Pub, Woodside, Calif.

Softened butter Olive oil 1 oz prosciutto, lentils or cooked chicken breast 2 oz mushrooms, sliced ½ clove garlic, finely minced

2 tsp creme fraiche, divided 1 egg Salt, pepper to taste ½ tsp chives, chopped 1 slice white country bread, toasted

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Grease the sides and bottom of a small ramekin with softened butter.

Heat frying pan to medium high. Add olive oil, prosciutto, mushrooms and garlic. Saute 3-4 minutes. Transfer to ramekin and top with 1 teaspoon creme fraiche.

Carefully crack the egg into the center of the ramekin, so you don’t break the yoke. Add salt and pepper as desired, then top with second teaspoon of creme fraiche. Bake 5-6 minutes. Garnish with chopped chives and enjoy with toast.

— Philippe Chevalier, Chevalier Restaurant

Tenderloin tips make for a more economical plate

By Stephanie Witt Sedgwick Special to The Washington Post

This is a cross between a traditional beef stroganoff and a quick-cooking stew, with plenty of room for adjustment: Add extra mustard, use fewer herbs, go with more red wine and less beef broth, or skip the brandy and use

Tenderloin tips with mushrooms and herbs, a cross between a traditional beef stroganoff and a quick stew, checks in at only 270 calories per serving.

more broth. Consider the recipe a starting point.

If you can find tenderloin tips (trimmings from beef tenderloin), use them. They’re less expensive than center-cut filet and are just as good for this recipe.

Serve over egg noodles.

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TENDERLOIN TIPS WITH MUSHROOMS AND HERBS Makes 4 servings.

2 TBS olive oil 12 oz beef tenderloin tips, cut into 1⁄2 -inch cubes Salt Freshly ground black pepper 1 small onion, finely chopped (3⁄4 C) 12 oz cremini or white mushrooms, stemmed and

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cut into 3⁄4 -inch pieces 1 ⁄2 C dry red wine 3 ⁄4 C low-sodium beef broth 1 TBS Dijon-style mustard 2 TBS brandy 2 tsp cornstarch 2 TBS chopped fresh dill 2 TBS chopped fresh parsley

Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large skillet or shallow braising pan over medium-high heat. Add half of the tenderloin cubes; season with salt and pepper to taste. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring after they have browned on the first side, so the cubes lose their raw look and brown a bit; they will not be cooked through. Use a slotted spoon to transfer to a plate. Repeat with the remaining meat.

Add the remaining tablespoon of oil to the skillet or pan. Once the oil starts to shimmer, add the onion; season with salt and pepper to taste. Reduce the heat to medium; cook for 6 to 8 minutes or until the onion has softened.

Add the mushrooms and increase the heat to medium-high; cook for 6 to 8 minutes, until the mushrooms release their liquid and start to brown. Add the red wine; cook for 3 to 4 minutes, until the wine reduces by half. Whisk together the broth and mustard in a cup, then add to the pan.

Return the beef and any accumulated juices to the skillet or pan.

Whisk together the brandy and cornstarch in a cup, then stir into the skillet or pan. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes, until the mixture is bubbling at the edges and the beef has cooked through.

Stir in the dill and parsley. Taste, and adjust seasonings as needed.

Divide among individual plates; serve hot.

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Tile Continued from F1 But if you decide to take on the job and replace the tile yourself, (And have the matching tiles in hand!) here is how to proceed: • Remove the grout from around the broken tile.

• Use a hammer and chisel to break out the pieces and remove the tile. Make sure to wear safety glasses! Tile can and will fracture like glass. Try to remove as much of the bonding material as possible.

“Be careful you don’t cause more damage, or hurt the other tiles,” Gerhardt cautions. “You can cause a lot of vibrations in the subfloor by pounding too

aggressively.”

• Once the tile is removed, scrape all the old adhesive out, put down the new adhesive, and install the replacement tile. Softly tap the tile into place, making sure the tile doesn’t slip in the process.

• Allow the adhesive to cure, then replace the grout. If the installation is newer, the grout may be close in color. It’s a good idea to thoroughly clean the existing grout, to aid in matching the grout color. Unfortunately, there is no way to perfectly match older grout color with new grout.

After the grout is cured, it will need to be sealed.

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How to replace a broken tile Step 1 Take as much of the grout out as possible. Use a tool made for this purpose (as shown) or a sharp chisel. Be careful not to damage tiles you will not replace.

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Molly and Stan Hyman are selling their Burbank, Calif., home for $1.6 million. The garage alone is about 1,400 square feet and the main selling point.

Garage for sale ... oh, with a house attached

By Bob Pool Los Angeles Times

LOS ANGELES — Molly and Stan Hyman are hitting the road and they’ve put their garage up for sale.

And by the way, their six-car garage comes with a house.

The Burbank, Calif., couple are automobile enthusiasts and restorers who in 1995 custombuilt their garage/house to give themselves room to rebuild and showcase vehicles.

The building replaced a home destroyed in the 1994 Northridge earthquake, said Stan Hyman, a 76-year-old retired hospital administrator and real estate developer.

“Molly wanted a new 1930sstyle Mediterranean place, and we both wanted good garage space. So we laid out the garage first and then built the house around it,” he said.

From the street, the three 9foot roll-up doors are the only hint of what’s inside. The interior has a 12-foot ceiling and is deep enough to handle six cars, tool bins, built-in storage cabinets and workbenches.

It’s equipped like a commercial garage: There’s a 9,000-pound vehicle lift bolted to the floor, a 50-foot air hose connected to a 5horsepower air compressor, and a 50-amp, 220-volt outlet in the wall for welding machines.

Counting the elevator shaft, the garage area is about 1,400 square feet. The elevator and an adjoining stairway lead to the three-bedroom home above.

If designing a house around a garage sounds offbeat, consider the birthday present Hyman gave his wife one year: a professional sandblaster.

“I was tired of sticking my hands in chemicals” when re-

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Molly, left, and Stan Hyman stand inside their commercially equipped garage. There’s a 9,000-pound vehicle lift bolted to the floor, a 50-foot air hose connected to a 5-horsepower air compressor, and a 50-amp, 220-volt outlet in the wall for welding machines. storing cars, Molly Hyman explained.

The pair, married 57 years and the parents of two adult daughters, have restored 15 automobiles together. They started with a British-made 1955 MG sports car before specializing in Ford Mustangs.

Active for years with the Mustang Owners Club of California and the Mustang Club of America, they’ve restored two award-winning ‘65 Mustangs — including a rare convertible bench-seat model they rebuilt from the ground up in their garage.

Hyman, who was raised in the Hollywood area, has worked on cars since he bought his first one at age 14.

“It was a 1941 Chevy Club Coupe. My dad helped me fix it when the timing gear went out — they didn’t have timing belts

back then,” he said. “I bought the car for $50 and sold it for $900 when I was 16.”

Molly Hyman’s love affair with automobiles dates to her days at Van Nuys High School, when she hung out Fridays on Van Nuys Boulevard for “cruise night.”

“I went to the beach with a boy in his ‘36 Ford, a five-window coupe hot rod. Going over Topanga Canyon, it boiled over and he asked me to help fix it,” she said. “That’s how I started.”

It was she who first fell in love with Mustangs — “the coolestlooking car out there,” she said.

In 1965, Hyman surprised her with a yellow Mustang convertible that she drove until last year, when she sold it — reluctantly.

The pair are restoring an original 1936 delivery truck from the famed Helms Bak-

Step 2 Remove the damaged tiles with a hammer and cold chisel. Be sure to wear eye protection.

ery in Culver City, Calif. “It’s a Helms bakery coach,” corrects Hyman with a grin. “Paul Helms Sr. used to say garbage is picked up in a truck. Bakery goods are delivered in a coach.”

They are working now on the brakes of the trolley-shaped vehicle. Next they’ll tackle its unique brake-and-clutch system, which is operated by the same pedal because the coach was designed to be driven standing up. If the job isn’t finished by the time they move, they’ll complete it at a friend’s house, they said.

“It is going to take a special buyer for this house,” Hyman acknowledged.

Robert Cross, who has featured the garage-house on his CarProperty.com website, said there is no doubt a buyer is out there. The home is listed at $1.6 million by Westlake Village real estate agent Barbara Radke.

It’s in a residential section adjacent to Burbank’s Media District, close to Warner Bros.

Studios. Cross noted it’s also near Bob’s Big Boy, where hotrodders and car cruisers congregate weekly. Nearby are George Barris’ Kustom Industries, which builds movie cars and hot rods, and entertainer Jay Leno’s Big Dog Garage.

“There’s a lot of car-culture history in L.A.,” said Cross, who collects cars himself.

As for the Hymans, they’re planning to become full-time travelers.

But instead of a car, they’ll be in a 45-foot luxury motor home that they have in storage.

Their bus-like Tiffin Zephyr coach is too big for even their garage.

“We didn’t have it when we designed the garage,” Hyman said. “Otherwise we’d have made the doors higher.”

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Step 5 Once the adhesive has set, grout the new tiles with a matching color.

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When we’re looking at Vintage Wine, it’s a purple but a smoky purple. In the past, purple was a very difficult dye to come across because of the process. It was accessible only to those who had lots of money: royalty and the church. It’s been seen as a luxurious color.

That has carried down for generations. By layering chocolate over it, it grounds the luxury of purple. The brown reminds us of soil and nature and coffee and Thanksgiving dinner — things that are very accessible and make you feel warm and cozy.

Vintage Wine is luxury but comfortable luxury.

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How would this shade work in the home?

Experimenting with color on the ceiling is another trend. We have paired Vintage Wine with Etruscan, a rich camel color, on the walls. It creates a space filled with sunlight, even though you have this dark, deep feeling. It feels like you’re inside a box of chocolates. We also did stenciling on the ceiling. Designers are experimenting with graphic and illustrative patterns and ethnically inspired patterns — Moroccan, Indian and Middle Eastern. It’s a really interesting way to bring another culture into a space.

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Snowstorm can be a gardener’s best friend

By Nancy O’Donnell Albany Times Union

Snow is nature’s roll of insulation. For the ground, a snow cover keeps the soil temperature constant. There is no freezing, then thawing, then refreezing again. Plant roots aren’t subjected to the heaving effects of the soil when it goes through that freeze-thaw-refreeze cycle, so, come spring, you won’t need to traipse through the garden stepping down raised mounds of earth.

Snow cover helps to limit the depth of the frost line. Frigid, snowless winters make for a very deep frost level in the soil.

When the spring rains fall on frozen ground, flooding and runoff are huge concerns. The rains cannot penetrate the frozen ground, so it runs and pools until the ground allows it to be absorbed.

This slowly absorbing water causes the ground below to remain soggy until all of the surface water has dissipated.

In doing so, it makes life underground miserable for bulbs and other plants such as lavender and Daphne that can’t tolerate “wet feet.” The result is root and crown rot and loss of precious plants.

Snow cover insulates not only the soil and roots but the flower buds of early springblooming trees and shrubs, too.

Remember, spring bloomers must over-winter their flower buds on their branches, because there is no time once spring has sprung to develop a flower bud.

The bud must be present and be ready to break come the warm weather.

Yes, leaf buds must also overwinter, but they are tougher and can withstand brutal temperatures. Keep this in mind: A plant easily can go a season without blooming, it can’t, however, go a season without its leaves.

No leaves, no photosynthesis means no food or energy for the plant, and it dies.

A snowless winter means the temperature around the bud is the same as the air temperature itself. Flower buds can’t put on another layer. A healthy snow cover is their layer; it insulates the bud from the elements. If you’re skeptical, wait until the forsythia blooms this year.

I guarantee the flower show they put on will be incredible.

Forsythia is one of those early bloomers whose buds are very susceptible to freezing.

Think about this: How many times have you noticed spring bloomers — forsythia is a per-

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Snow cover insulates bulbs, roots and early-blooming buds. It carries nutrients that leach into the soil when it melts. In fact, a coat of spring snow has been dubbed “poor man’s fertilizer.” fect example — that are loaded with flowers around the bottom and nothing on top? The reason is the lower flower buds were insulated under the snow; the upper buds were exposed and froze.

When snow melts, it leaches down into the soil. The amount of snow determines how deep into the soil it can leach. This deep leaching is important come dry spells during the growing season, when surface water is at a premium. Plants are able to retrieve this “stored” water with their roots, finding precious moisture during drought and ultimately surviving.

Another advantage of melting snow is the small amounts of nutrients, particularly sulfur and nitrogen, that it collects before falling out of the atmosphere. A late “spring” snow, one that falls when the grass is beginning to turn green and bulbs are emerging, is typically dubbed “poor man’s fertilizer.”

When it melts, the nutrients are left for plant use.

However, the snow covering the ground now has those same nutrients, and when it melts,

those nutrients will also be introduced into the soil. Although most will leach down too deep for the plant to use, there will be a remnant of nutrients available.

Is there ever too much of a good thing? Well, as we’ve seen, heavily weighted branches can break. If a large chunk hangs off the branch and you can remove it without breaking the branch as it melts, do so.

Winter-damaged branches can be removed once spring arrives, unless they pose an immediate danger. I was surveying the holly along the back of our house the other day, and it appears the snow blower was aimed right at them, which stripped the leaves right off the branches. There’s not much I can do about it now, and to be honest, come spring I will give them one dandy haircut, which will only result in a better holly come summer.

I call winter Mother Nature’s school of pruning and fertilizing. She knows what she is doing. Snow is definitely a good thing, especially if you are a plant.

From wee sapling to strapping tree

By Adrian Higgins The Washington Post

WASHINGTON — Storms can topple trees and splinter branches, leaving disfigured and compromised survivors. Some readers have asked for suggestions for replacements, with an emphasis on finding, in the words of one, “reasonably mature trees.”

Forgive me if I harp on this, but the message hasn’t gotten out. A small tree with a trunk an inch across is far cheaper, more manageable and, moreover, happier than a three- or four-inch tree that looks “reasonably mature.”

The smaller tree will establish itself more quickly and within a few short years will catch up to the bigger tree in size. The root system will be better developed.

My favorite e-mail came from Lisa McAllister of Silver Spring, Md., who wisely observed: “I just wonder if most of the damaged trees we are seeing post-storm weren’t already compromised in some way.”

The answer, of course, is yes, and a tree’s fate may be sealed the day you plant it. Apart from planting something after its pliable infancy, there are so many pitfalls: planting in thin or wet soils, planting too deeply, planting in too much sun or too much shade (depending on the species) and planting in beds that are too small — all these shortcomings will come back to haunt you.

Casey Trees, the nonprofit group seeking to restore the tree canopy in Washington, says a tree needs at least 1,000 cubic feet of soil volume to develop fully. That would be a bed 10 feet wide and 34 feet long. Pity the street tree.

Once the planting basics have been observed and the tree watered periodically but not excessively until its roots have developed, the most important element in its care is pruning. Correct pruning, that is. In spite of years of arborist outcry, misguided homeowners, handymen and landscapers routinely give trees a crew cut — “topped” in tree trade parlance — and this maiming lends itself to constant ugliness and future storm damage. The usual victims are crape myrtles, though cherry trees have been so abused in my neighborhood. I try to look away.

When a tree is young, you should prune out congested, crossing, inward-growing and broken branches, and remove any competing leaders to establish a strong central trunk. If you do this over the first two or three winters or so, you will be doing yourself and the tree a big favor.

What about trees that lean?

Well, the forces acting on them certainly aren’t in their favor, but here are the ones to watch: tall shade trees that were upright before a storm but lean a little afterward. Their anchoring roots

have gone from constricted to kaput, and once the tree’s center of gravity moves outside its own column, watch out.

Some badly leaning trees grow merrily forever. I’m thinking of the river birches and sycamores that extend over streams and small rivers. They started growing toward the light when they were small, and the roots developed simultaneously to allow the cantilevering. These leaners grow under the good graces of the trout gods and are blinged with lovingly tied fishing lures.

My mother has an old apple tree that grew askew some 40 years ago. No one saw fit to straighten it. It is none the worse for the leaning — each fall it is full of grand cooking apples that you could not find for love or money.

Continued from F1 • Never-ending bouquets. The more blooms you snip, the more they produce. Every week you will get a fresh bouquet that no florist could match. I have dried the flower heads in silica gel for fall arrangements.

Zinnia history The zinnia hasn’t always commanded so much attention and praise. When the Spanish first saw zinnia species in Mexico, they thought the flower was so unattractive they named it mal de ojos, or “sickness of the eye.”

Years of breeding have brought striking new colors, shapes, sizes and growing habits to the humble zinnia.

The zinnia got its name from 18th-century German Botanist Johann Gottfried Zinn, who wrote the flower’s first scientific description. When zinnias were introduced to Europeans, the flowers were referred to as “poorhouse flower” and “everybody’s flower” because they were so common and easy to grow.

They were also popularly called “youth and old age” because old blooms stay fresh as new blooms open.

From 1931 to 1957, the zinnia was Indiana’s state flower but was replaced by the peony.

According to the National Gardening Bureau, it is probable that the first “double” zinnia — with multiple layers of petals — came from the West Indies, for it was from seed from those islands that double flowers were first introduced in France during the 1880s. The start of the real popularity began in the 1920s when Bodger Seeds introduced the “Giant Dahlia” zinnia, which is similar in appearance to a dahlia.

The development has gone from the large dahlia size to the compact zinnias that now are so popular, probably due in part to the home gardeners with smaller plots and the increased interest in container gardening.

Single-flowered zinnias have just one row of petals, and the center of the flower is exposed.

Double-flowered zinnias, with so many rows of petals that the center is hidden, have several shapes. “Beehive” zinnias, with rows of flat petals on small blooms, really do look like little beehives. Button-type flowers are similar to beehive except the flower is flatter. The edges of each petal on cactus-shaped flowers roll under, and the petal twists and bends. Dahlia-flowered zinnias have large flat petals, and are usually semi-double, that is, the flowers have many rows of petals but the center can be seen.

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When zinnias were introduced to Europeans, the flowers were referred to as “poorhouse flower” and “everybody’s flower” because they were so common and easy to grow.

Colors and seeds I think more intriguing to me than the varied flower shapes is the explosion of colors that are now available. The single colors seem more vibrant than years ago and the bi-colored blooms definitely make you look twice.

“Persian Carpet,” an AAS award in 1952, is a mixture of red, mahogany, gold, purple, chocolate and cream. “Zowie Yellow Flame” blooms have an iridescent magenta center with petals that appear to be dipped in orange. “Queen Red Lime” caught my eye this year in the Johnny’s Seed catalog. The description reads, “Maroon outer petals with lime centers make this unique zinnia a must for bouquets.”

Now, doesn’t that sound like a must-have?

Zinnias are easy to start from seeds, indoors or directly seeded to the garden. The trick is not to start too early. The seeds are large, which make them a good choice for children to plant. Germination takes place in five to 10 days. Zinnias are considered to be a warm-weather annual.

If you are purchasing six-packs, look for healthy, green leaves, fairly compact growth and good branching. It is always a tempta-

tion to choose the ones in bloom, but that isn’t the wisest choice.

Generally speaking, the plant doesn’t have enough strength to push or maintain bloom growth and at the same time establish a healthy root growth in its new home.

If you have always wanted to try saving seeds, zinnias would be a good one to start with. Simply clip off a dried flower head in the fall and pull the flower apart.

Remove the seeds inside or put the whole blossom in an envelope and label with variety, color and year of gathering. Keep in a cool dry place until next year.

Zinnia seeds are viable for five years.

Several days before writing this article, I received a gift from a longtime friend and fellow Oregon State University Master Gardener. It is a copy of a 1910 Choice Flower Seeds catalog available from Miss Emma V. White in Minneapolis. The cover is a spectacular colored drawing of a multi-blossomed zinnia named Jacqueminot. The description reads, “A dark, velvety, geranium-red, handsome for bedding. Pkt., 50 seeds, 4 cents.”

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Quality comfort food reborn

By Julie Rothman

COUNTRY PIE

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Use vanilla beans in recipes that depend on vanilla as the defining flavor, such as custard and ice cream.

Vanilla 101: Spend the bucks for the real thing MARTHA STEWART

Q: A:

What is the difference between vanilla extract and vanilla beans?

Vanilla is available in many forms, including pastes and powders, but the most common is liquid extract. Naturally derived extract is amber in color, with a robust, nuanced taste, a rich composite of more than 200 flavor compounds in vanilla. Imitation extract contains chemically synthesized vanillin, the primary flavor compound.

Because the other compounds are missing, the artificial version lacks complexity and has a bitter aftertaste. Vanilla is used in small quantities and has a long shelf life, so it is worth buying the real thing. Look for bottles labeled “pure vanilla extract.”

Although extract is suitable in most dishes, vanilla beans lend a purer taste. Use beans in foods where vanilla is the defining flavor, such as custard and ice cream.

(For these and other recipes, go to www.marthastewart.com/vanilla-recipes.) Split the pod lengthwise and scrape the seeds into a dish; the contents of one bean are

equivalent to about one tablespoon of extract. Use the emptied pod to infuse sauces and other liquids.

Q:

I have cutlery with carbon steel blades. The metal has turned very dark. How do I restore its shine?

Before the invention of stainless steel, cutlery had carbon steel blades. While these are especially sharp, the surface is quick to oxidize, becoming dark and dull when it touches oily or acidic foods, such as salad dressings and fresh fruits.

You can brighten your knives’ blades by polishing them with fine steel wool and Noxon metal polish. In addition, collecting editor Fritz Karch recommends hand-washing the knives after each use and drying them immediately to prevent rust. Then, with a cloth or paper towel, wipe a thin layer of mineral oil onto the blade to protect the steel from corrosion. Finally, store them in a location with low humidity.

If your knives are rusted, stained or scratched, have them professionally buffed. This will safely grind away any marks.

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What’s the best way to disinfect a sponge?

Damp, dirty sponges harbor and transmit germs that can spread food-borne illnesses.

In 2009, researchers set out to find

the most effective way to sanitize this common kitchen item.

The results: a virtual tie between microwaving a damp sponge for one minute and cleaning it in the dishwasher with the drying cycle on. In both cases, 99.9 percent more bacteria were eliminated than with the other methods tested (such as steeping a sponge in a 10 percent bleach solution for three minutes, or in lemon juice for one minute).

Use the microwave or dishwasher technique every other day (before microwaving, wet the sponge to decrease the risk of fire). Wring sponges out after each use, and store them where they can dry thoroughly. Designate different sponges for specific tasks to prevent contamination. Replace frequently used sponges every two weeks.

Questions should be addressed to Ask Martha, c/o Letters Department, Martha Stewart Living, 601 W. 26th St., 9th floor, New York, NY 10001. Questions may also be sent by e-mail to: mslletters@marthastewart. com. Please include your name, address and daytime telephone number.

Questions of general interest will be answered in this column; Martha Stewart regrets that unpublished letters cannot be answered individually.

Bonnie Conrad from Pasadena, Md., was searching for an old recipe called “Country Kitchen Pie.” She said the recipe was on the back of a box of Minute Rice during the 1960s and had ground beef as the crust and rice and cheese as the filling.

This must have been a very popular recipe back in the day because several readers still had it in their files.

Helen O’Connor of Knoxville, Tenn., sent in a copy of her “well-used and loved” recipe for the pie that she cut out of a magazine ad for Hunt’s tomato sauce. She says that has she been making it for 45 years and that “everyone loves it, young and old.” This recipe is an oldie but a goodie. It’s easy to make, and the savory meat mixture when combined with the rice and melted cheese makes for old-fashioned comfort food at its best.

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Makes 6 servings.

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⁄8 tsp dried oregano FOR THE FILLING: 11⁄3 C Minute Rice 12 oz tomato sauce 1 C water ½ tsp salt 1 C grated cheddar cheese, divided use 1

Combine the crust ingredients in a bowl and mix well with a fork. Then pat the meat mixture gently into the bottom and the sides of a greased 9-inch, deep-dish pie plate.

Combine Minute Rice, tomato sauce, water, salt and ½ cup cheese. Spoon rice mixture into meat shell. Cover with aluminum foil. Bake in a moderate oven (350 degrees) for 25 minutes. Uncover, top with remaining cheese. Bake uncovered for another 10 to 15 minutes.

Nutrition information per serving: 335 calories, 13 grams fat, 23 grams protein, 6 grams saturated fat, 30 grams carbohydrates, 2 grams fiber, 66 milligrams cholesterol, 1,390 milligrams sodium. be comparable to the Knorr Newburg sauce that has been discontinued. He said it was a staple in his family’s “Big Game” menu. They would mix a few packets in a slow cooker with evaporated milk, Old Bay seasoning and sherry, and add crab meat, sauteed scallops and shrimp.

If you are looking for a recipe

or can answer a request, write to Julie Rothman, Recipe Finder, The Baltimore Sun, 501 N. Calvert St., Baltimore, MD 21278. If you send more than one recipe, please put each on a separate piece of paper with your name, address and daytime phone number. Please list the ingredients in order of use and note the number of servings each recipe makes.

Be sure split peas aren’t too old

By Kathleen Purvis McClatchy-Tribune News Service

Q:

I’ve tried twice to make split pea soup. Both times, the peas would not get soft. Any ideas? Also, I would love information on how to find a ham bone for soup. I have used the bone from a spiral-sliced ham, but what if you don’t have one?

Unlike meatier beans, such as dried pinto or white beans, there is no reason to soak split peas or lentils.

Both are small, flat beans that will generally cook just fine without soaking first. The belief that beans can’t be salted early in cooking also has been disproved in several test kitchens,

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so salt probably isn’t the problem either.

If your split peas don’t get soft, it’s more likely they are old or were stored in a container that wasn’t airtight. Even though they keep for quite a while, dried beans don’t keep forever. If you buy them in a store that doesn’t have high turnover in that kind of ingredient, they could have been old when you bought them. Healthfood stores or health-focused supermarkets are usually the best places to buy dried beans and lentils, because they are so popular in vegetarian cooking.

On to the meat question: Since it is hard to go into a

meat department and buy a bone these days, I often use smoked ham hocks, which are found in most supermarkets.

The skin is tough, so make a few slits in each hock with a sharp knife. Cover the hocks with water, bring to a simmer, then cover the pot and let them simmer for an hour or so. Remove the hock and pick away any meat. Then you can use the cooking liquid to make a dandy split pea soup.

Kathleen Purvis answers questions at www. charlotteobserver.com/food, or send questions to kpurvis@ charlotteobserver.com.

Try this not-too-sweet treat WALL TO WALL

By Noelle Carter Los Angeles Times

Q:

Help! The apple butter cake at Huckleberry in Santa Monica, Calif., is the most delicious thing I have ever eaten. I can’t stop thinking about

the taste. I would do anything for the recipe, including washing dishes there for the day. It’s that good.

I love this cake. Huckleberry’s apple butter cake incorporates almond meal and

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cornmeal with whole-wheat and all-purpose flours for a dense but wonderfully crumbly texture.

Not too sweet, it’s unabashedly rich, with no shortage of butter and a nice tang from generous apple chunks.

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HUCKLEBERRY’S WHOLE-WHEAT APPLE BUTTER CAKE Makes 16 to 20 servings.

Note: Adapted from Huckleberry Bakery & Cafe, Santa Monica, Calif.

COOKED APPLES: 2 TBS butter 1½ lbs apples (about 3 lg), peeled and cut into large chunks (about 4 C) ¼ C sugar ¼ tsp salt CAKE ASSEMBLY: 2 lightly packed cups (7 oz) almond meal 1 C (4.5 oz) whole-wheat flour

¾ C plus 1 TBS (3.5 oz) all-purpose flour ½ C plus 1 TBS (2.5 oz) cornmeal 2¼ tsp baking powder 2½ tsp salt 1 lb butter 2¼ C (1 lb) sugar, plus 3 TBS, divided 8 eggs 2 TBS vanilla extract Cooked apples

Apples: In a large saute pan, melt the butter over medium heat.

Stir in the apples, then the sugar and salt, tossing to coat. Cook, stirring often, until the apples are just softened, about 6 minutes.

Remove from heat and spread out the apples on a rimmed baking sheet to stop the cooking process. Set aside to cool.

Assembly: Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 10-by3-inch round cake pan and line bottom with parchment paper.

In a large bowl, sift together the almond meal, whole-wheat flour, all-purpose flour, cornmeal, baking powder and salt.

Set aside.

In the bowl of a stand mixer using the paddle attachment, or in a large bowl using an electric mixer, beat butter until softened. With the mixer going, Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times beat in 1 pound sugar until the Huckleberry’s apple butter cake incorporates almond meal and mixture is light and fluffy, 3 to 5 cornmeal with whole-wheat and all-purpose flours for a dense but minutes. Beat in the eggs, one crumbly texture. at a time, until combined, then add vanilla.

Beat in the dry ingredients, a spoonful at a time, just until incorporated.

Fold in the cooked apples by hand. Spoon the mixture into the prepared cake pan and sprinkle over the remaining 3 tablespoons sugar.

Bake the cake in the center of the oven until the cake is risen and a rich golden brown on top, springs back when touched, and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1½ hours. Check the cake after 1 hour; if it browns too quickly, loosely tent the top with a piece of foil.

Remove the pan to a rack. Cool for 15 minutes before removing the cake from the pan.

Nutrition information for each of 20 servings: 434 calories; 7 grams protein; 45 grams carbohydrates; 3 grams fiber; 27 grams fat; 13 grams saturated fat; 136 mg cholesterol; 31 grams sugar; 406 mg sodium.

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Visit our HUGE home decor consignment store. New items arrive daily! 930 SE Textron & 1060 SE 3rd St., Bend • 541-318-1501 www.redeuxbend.com

Ruger 77-17 wood stock Leupold vari X-II 3x9 scope and 1000 rounds ammo. like new under 300 rounds fired. $750 NEF Handi-rifle 45-70 w/3X9 scope. $200 541-480-3018 S&W Model 41, 22 pistol, Muzzle Break, 7.375" barrel. Serial # 4391. $800. Winchester Model 1890, slide action 22 rifle, 3rd model standard, 22-W-RF,Seriel # 595815. $675.

541-419-7078.

Wanted: Collector seeks high quality fishing items. Call 541-678-5753, 503-351-2746

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TV, Stereo and Video 2010 55” Sony Bravia EX5LCD TV, full HD, 1080p, $895 firm. 541-317-9061

Playstation3, New, 2010, BluRay, DVD, wireless remotes, charging station, 2 controllers, 4 games, $295 firm.

541-317-9061.

Private collector buying postage stamp albums & collec255 tions, world-wide and U.S. 573-286-4343 (local, cell #) Computers

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Crafts and Hobbies Alpaca Yarn, various colors/ blends/sparkle. 175yds/skein $7.50-8.50 ea. 541-385-4989

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Bicycles and Accessories

THE BULLETIN requires computer advertisers with multiple ad schedules or those selling multiple systems/ software, to disclose the name of the business or the term "dealer" in their ads.

Private party advertisers are defined as those who sell one computer.

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Misc. Items BUYING AND SELLING All gold jewelry, silver and gold coins, bars, rounds, wedding sets, class rings, sterling sil2001 De Rosa UD road bike. ver, coin collect, vintage 48cm frame, Shimano Ultewatches, dental gold. Bill gra, Shimano wheels, Luna Fleming, 541-382-9419. saddle. Compact crankset. $850. 541-788-6227.

Buying Diamonds

All Birdfood Now On Sale!!

REMEMBER: If you have lost an animal don't forget to check The Humane Society in Bend, 382-3537 or Redmond, 923-0882 or Prineville, 447-7178

Bend Habitat RESTORE Building Supply Resale Quality at LOW PRICES 740 NE 1st 312-6709 Open to the public .

Free Design Consultation Best Pricing in the Industry.

BarkTurfSoil.com

To place an ad, call 541-385-5809 or email classified@bendbulletin.com For newspaper delivery questions, call Circulation Dept. 541-385-5800

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Heating and Stoves NOTICE TO ADVERTISER Since September 29, 1991, advertising for used woodstoves has been limited to models which have been certified by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as having met smoke emission standards. A certified woodstove can be identified by its certification label, which is permanently attached to the stove. The Bulletin will not knowingly accept advertising for the sale of uncertified woodstoves.

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WHEN BUYING FIREWOOD...

To avoid fraud, The Bulletin recommends payment for Firewood only upon delivery and inspection.

• A cord is 128 cu. ft.

4’ x 4’ x 8’ • Receipts should include, name, phone, price and kind of wood purchased.

• Firewood ads MUST include species and cost per cord to better serve our customers.

/Gold for Cash

DRY JUNIPER FIREWOOD $175 per cord, split.

Immediate delivery available.

Call 541-408-6193 DRY SEASONED RED FIR OR TAMARACK, $185 per cord, split & delivered.

Please Call 541-977-2040.

LOG TRUCK LOADS: DRY LODGEPOLE, delivered in Bend $1100; La Pine $1100; Sisters & Prineville $1150.

541-815-4177 SEASONED JUNIPER: $150/cord rounds, $170 per cord split. Delivered in Central Oregon. Since 1970, Call eves. 541-420-4379 msg.

SPLIT, DRY LODGEPOLE DELIVERY INCLUDED! $175/CORD. Call for half-cord prices!

Leave message, 541-923-6987 WINTER SPECIAL - Dry Seasoned Lodgepole Pine, guaranteed cords. Split and delivered, PROMPT DELIVERY! $175/cord. 541-350-3393

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10 Year Finish Guarantee

Farm Market

Wheat Straw: Certified & Bedding Straw & Garden Straw; Barley Straw; Compost; 541-546-6171.

Instant Landscaping Co. PROMPT DELIVERY 541-389-9663

Cabinet Refacing & Refinishing.

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Remington 760 Pump, 30-06, $250; please call 541-771-5648.

242 SAXON'S FINE JEWELERS Lab/Rott, rescued female, 2 yrs., 541-389-6655 Exercise Equipment $50. Call 541-576-3701, or !Appliances! A-1 Quality & Honesty!

541-576-2188.

A-1 Washers & Dryers Bowflex Extreme Gym II, $700; BUYING $125 each. Full Warranty.

Sears Treadmill, $300, please Lionel/American Flyer trains, BOSTON TERRIERS AKC fe- Male Beagle Free to good Free Del. Also wanted W/D’s accessories. 541-408-2191. call 541-504-2148. males: 1 adult $250; 1 puppy home. You must have a dead or alive. 541-280-7355. $650. Shots, papers, familyfenced yard. Four year old, TREADMILL Precor 9.1 raised. 541-610-8525 DO YOU HAVE sweet, house broken, Treadmill, in excellent cond., SOMETHING TO SELL non-neutered beagle. His Boxer-Bulldog/yellow lab pups. $400. Call 541-416-1007 FOR $500 OR LESS? name is Buford. Please call or Dad is reg. boxer-bulldog, email if interested mother reg. yellow lab, for 246 Non-commercial 541-325-9994, fortheloveofsale $300 ea. Has all 3 shots, advertisers can Guns & Hunting connie@yahoo.com rabies shots, and dog license. place an ad for our Armoire, 2 curios with lights, and Fishing Herbert Miller, Terrebonne, lower storage cabinets, $500 Oregon. 541-504-1330.

"Quick Cash Special" for all 4 pieces, or will sell 22LR B.H. single-action cow1 week 3 lines separately. 541-419-2244 boy-style 6-shot revolver & $10 bucks holster, $200. 541-647-8931 Bed, Select Comfort, water bed or frame, $500, call 2 weeks $16 bucks!

22LR Remington semi-auto rifle 541-504-2148.

Half Maltese / Half Shih Tzu rare synthetic stock, tubeAd must female, 6 mos, 8 lbs, shots, Fridge/Freezer, Kenmore side/ fed, $200. 541-647-8931 include price of item $250 cash.

541-610-4414 Chihuahua, absolutely tiniside, 25 cu.ft., ice/water in est teacups, rare colors, vet door, exc. cond., $500, 32 ACP Astra Pistol, $165; 25 www.bendbulletin.com ACP, Sterling, stainless, checked, $250, 541-977-4686 MINI DOXIE, 5 mo. old black 541-550-8717,541-279-1488 or and tan female, beautiful $150, 541-771-5648.

Call Classifieds at $175. 541-589-2158.

Corgi, long haired mix, rescued, Fridge, top freezer, Kemnore, 541-385-5809 CASH!! male, 1 yr. old, $100; ice maker, good cond., $300, For Guns, Ammo & Reloading 541-576-3701,541-576-2188. Min-Pin, AKC, Red, 1 yr. old, call 541-504-2148. docked & cropped, all accessoSupplies. 541-408-6900.

Wanted - paying cash for Hi-fi CZECH. MALINOIS, 3 years old, ries, $400 OBO, 541-306-8371 GENERATE SOME excitement in audio & studio equip. McInover $10k in training, inyour neigborhood. Plan a ga- CLEANING & REPAIRS tosh, JBL, Marantz, Dynaco, credible guard dog/family Norwich Terriers, AKC,Rare, rage sale and don't forget to of Guns all kinds Heathkit, Sansui, Carver, del. avail,$2500,541-487-4511. dog, $3500 or negotiate advertise in classified!

Bend, 541-678-5957 NAD, etc. Call 541-261-1808 sharonm@peak.org something. 541-728-1036.

385-5809.

Border Collie (3), 1st shots, wormed, $150, call 541-977-0034

10" Table Saw-Router

Mossberg 500 12g 18” barrel, home defense, $275. Glock 45ACP pistol, $525. Mossberg 835 12g camo, p-grip, 18” barrel, $325. 541-647-8931

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Pom-Pomchi Puppies $250. 3 girls, 6 weeks. Parents on site. Pups raised in our home.

They are beautiful!! Very out going pups. For more info call Becca 541-633-6468 POODLE Pups, AKC Toy Black/white, chocolate & other colors, so loving! 541-475-3889

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Pomeranian Puppies - 3 females, 1 male. Sweet personalities and cute faces. $350. (541) 480-3160

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The Bulletin reserves the right to publish all ads from The Bulletin newspaper onto The Bulletin Internet website.

Pit Mix, female, 4 years, very sweet & loving, free to good home. 541-815-9914

POMA-POO PUPS, Tiny teacup toys, 7 weeks old.

541-639-6189.

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Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Riding Garden Tractor, Scott’s (made by John Deere), 20hp, 48” cut, $900/best offer. Call 541-604-1808 SUPER TOP SOIL www.hersheysoilandbark.com Screened, soil & compost mixed, no rocks/clods. High humus level, exc. for flower beds, lawns, gardens, straight screened top soil.

Bark. Clean fill. Deliver/you haul. 541-548-3949.

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Lost and Found LOST Black Lab male neutered, 1½, purple collar, no ID. Missing since 2/20. (541) 410-1014, or 541-460-0900.

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200 ACRES BOARDING Indoor/outdoor arenas, stalls, & pastures, lessons & kid’s programs. 541-923-6372 www.clinefallsranch.com

Sales Northeast Bend

HH FREE HH Garage Sale Kit Place an ad in The Bulletin for your garage sale and receive a Garage Sale Kit FREE! KIT INCLUDES: • 4 Garage Sale Signs • $1.00 Off Coupon To Use Toward Your Next Ad • 10 Tips For “Garage Sale Success!”

• And Inventory Sheet

READY FOR A CHANGE? Don't just sit there, let the Classified Help Wanted column find a new challenging job for you. www.bendbulletin.com Tina, Bay Quarter horse, 8 yrs. old, broke to ride, 541-382-7995

PICK UP YOUR GARAGE SALE KIT AT: 1777 SW Chandler Ave. Bend, OR 97702

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WANTED: Horse or utility trailers for consignment or purchase. KMR Trailer Sales, 541-389-7857 www.kigers.com

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Farmers Column 10X20 STORAGE BUILDINGS for protecting hay, firewood, livestock etc. $1461 Installed.

541-617-1133. CCB #173684. kfjbuilders@ykwc.net

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Employment Opportunities

General DO YOU NEED A GREAT EMPLOYEE RIGHT NOW? Call The Bulletin before noon and get an ad in to publish the next day!

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ATTENTION: Recruiters and Businesses The Bulletin's classified ads include publication on our Internet site. Our site is currently receiving over 1,500,000 page views every month. Place your employment ad with The Bulletin and reach a world of potential applicants through the Internet....at no extra cost!

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Looking for Employment I provide housekeeping & caregiving svcs, & have 20+ yrs experience. 541-508-6403

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Employment Opportunities 20-30 Individuals Wanted Immediately Due to new equipment line our company has a massive growth & expansion openings. Various positions for full time & long term employment. $300 Week paid training provided.

Call 541-617-6109 ask for Jason.

Auto collision repair shop seeks top-notch Collision Tech.

Min. 15-20 years exp. $20/hr commission. Drug- free. Fax resume to: 541-549-4736 Auto Parts Positions available In Central Oregon. Inside and Outside sales professionals wanted. Great opportunities with benefits. Please send resumes to P.O. Box 6346, Bend, Oregon 97708 Caregivers: Experienced needed for quadrapeligic.

Hourly, call Christina, 541-279-9492

CRUISE THROUGH Classified when you're in the market for a new or used car.

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REACH THOUSANDS OF POTENTIAL EMPLOYEES EVERY DAY! Call the Classified Department for more information: 541-385-5809 HVAC established Oregon Company seeking a DDC Controls Technician to perform start-up functions on controls systems and provide analysis of building controls. Must have knowledge of DDC Control Theory and Applications and HVAC equipment.

FT, hourly.

Email resumes to jobs@eccportland.com.

MML USA in Hood River, OR is now hiring for a F-T Press Brake Operator. MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE. Position is permanent with benefits. Hours M-Thurs.

6am to 4:30pm. Please fax resume to 541-387-2772 or email aaron@mscor.com

RECEPTIONIST Big Country RV seeks F-T receptionist for Redmond location. Tues-Sat schedule. Strong computer skills req'd. Competitive pay and benefits. E-mail resume to bcrvinfo@yahoo.com or fax 541-330-2496.

The Bulletin Classifieds is your Employment Marketplace Call 541-385-5809 today!

Remember....

Add your web address to your ad and readers on The Bulletin's web site will be able to click through automatically to your site.

Sales Person Needed

Oregon's largest independent appliance retailer needs an experienced, professional Appliance Salesperson. We have an opening at our Bend location. Must have experience in Appliance/Electronics retail or commercial sales. Excellent customer service skills & professional presentation are a must. All resumes/applications need to be submitted by Tuesday, February 22, 2011 and applicants should be available for interviews on Wednesday (2/23) and Thursday (2/24).

Send Resume or Apply in Person at: 63736 Paramount Drive Bend, OR 97701

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Real Estate Contracts LOCAL MONEY We buy secured trust deeds & note, some hard money loans. Call Pat Kelley 541-382-3099 extension 13.

3 or 2 Bdrm, 1 or 2 Bath, rural setting preferred. Can give refs; non-smoking adults, well-behaved pets. Need by April 1st. Call 505-455-7917

Awbrey Heights, furn., no smoking/drugs/pets. $350 +$100 dep. (541) 388-2710.

Budget Inn, 1300 S. Hwy 97, Royal 541-389-1448; & Gateway Motel, 475 SE 3rd St., 541-382-5631, Furnished Rooms: 5 days/$150+tax STUDIOS & KITCHENETTES Furnished room, TV w/ cable, micro. & fridge. Util. & linens.

New owners, $145-$165/wk.

541-382-1885 TownHome Gated Community $300+1/3 Util. Redmond 541-610-9766.

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Condo / Townhomes For Rent HOSPITAL AREA, NE BEND Clean quiet AWESOME townhouse. 2 Master Bdrms, 2½ baths, all kitchen appliances.

Washer/dryer hookup, garage with opener, gas heat and A/C. $645 per mo. + deposit. S/W/G paid. NO DOGS. 541-382-2033.

Long term townhomes/homes for rent in Eagle Crest. Appl. included, Spacious 2 & 3 bdrm., with garages, 541-504-7755.

$99 MOVES YOU IN !!!

Limited numbers available 1, 2 and 3 bdrms.

W/D hookups, patios or decks, Mountain Glen, 541-383-9313 Professionally managed by Norris & Stevens, Inc. FIND IT! BUY IT! SELL IT! The Bulletin Classiieds

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Apt./Multiplex NW Bend 1015 Roanoke Ave. - $575/ mo, $500 dep. W/S/G paid, 2 bdrm, 1.5 bath townhouse, view of town, no smoking or pets. Norb, 541-420-9848.

1 Month Rent Free 1550 NW Milwaukee W/D incl. $595/mo. Large 2 Bdrm, 1 Bath, Gas heat.

W/S/G Pd. No Pets.

Call us at 541-382-3678 or

Visit us at www.sonberg.biz A CLEAN 1 bdrm. in 4-plex next to Park, 2 decks, storage, laundry on site, great location, W/S/G paid, no dogs, $550/mo. 541-318-1973 Beautiful 1 bdrm, 2 bath fully furnished Condo, $695, $400 dep., near downtown & college, completely renovated, 2 verandas, no pets/smoking, all amenities, pics avail. by request. W/S/G/elec./A/C & cable included, Available now. call 541-279-0590 or cheritowery@yahoo.com

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Apt./Multiplex SW Bend PARKS AT BROKEN TOP. Nice studio above garage, sep. entry, views! No smoking/ pets. $550/mo. + dep., incl. all util. + TV! 541-610-5242.

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Apt./Multiplex General The Bulletin is now offering a MORE AFFORDABLE Rental rate! If you have a home or apt. to rent, call a Bulletin Classified Rep. to get the new rates and get your ad started ASAP! 541-385-5809

4-plea SW Redmond 2 bdrm 2 bath, all appls, W/D hkup, garage, fenced, w/s/g pd. $650 mo + dep; pet neg.

541-480-7806

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1 Bdrm., 1 bath, charming cottage, large yard, quiet neighborhood, 4 minutes to airport, 2881 SW 32nd St., $650/mo, 541-350-8338.

Warehouse/Office space, 1235 sq ft, large roll-up door.

20685 Carmen Lp. No triple net; $600/mo, 1st + dep.

541-480-7546; 541-480-7541

3/2 1385 sq. ft., family room, new carpet & paint, nice big yard, dbl. garage w/opener, quiet cul-de-sac. $995 541-480-3393, 541-610-7803

Warehouse with Offices in Redmond,6400 sq.ft., zoned M2, overhead crane, plenty of parking, 919 SE Lake Rd., $0.40/sq.ft., 541-420-1772.

Looking for 1, 2 or 3 bedroom? $99 First mo. with 6 month lease & deposit Chaparral & Rimrock Apartments Clean, energy efficient smoking & non- smoking units, w/patios, 2 on-site laundry rooms, storage units available. Close to schools, pools, skateboard park and, shopping center. Large dog run, some large breeds okay with mgr. approval. & dep.

244 SW RIMROCK WAY

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Loans and Mortgages

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WARNING The Bulletin recommends you use caution when you provide personal information to companies offering loans or credit, especially those asking for advance loan fees or companies from out of state.

If you have concerns or questions, we suggest you consult your attorney or call CONSUMER HOTLINE, 1-877-877-9392.

BANK TURNED YOU DOWN? Private party will loan on real estate equity. Credit, no problem, good equity is all you need. Call now. Oregon Land Mortgage 388-4200.

The Bulletin Classifieds!

541-385-5809

$99 MOVE-IN SPECIAL! 1 & 2 bdrm apts. avail. starting at $575.

Alpine Meadows 541-330-0719 Professionally managed by Norris & Stevens, Inc.

Beautiful 2 Bdrms in quiet complex, park-like setting.

No pets/smoking. Near St. Charles.W/S/G pd; both w/d hkup + laundry facil. $550$595/mo. 541-385-6928.

!! Snowball of a Deal !! $300 off Upstairs Apts.

2 bdrm, 1 bath as low as $495 Carports & Heat Pumps Lease Options Available Pet Friendly & No App. Fee!

Fox Hollow Apts.

ASK ABOUT OUR New Year Special!

2 bdrm., 1 bath, $550 mo. includes storage unit & carport.

Close to schools, parks & shopping. On-site laundry, non-smoking units, dog run.

Pet Friendly.

OBSIDIAN APARTMENTS 541-923-1907 www.redmondrents.com

Call about our $99 Special!

Studios to 3 bedroom units from $415 to $575.

• Lots of amenities.

• Pet friendly • W/S/G paid THE BLUFFS APTS. 340 Rimrock Way, Redmond 541-548-8735 Managed by

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541-382-3402

•Cute Apt. in Central Location - 1 Bdrm/1Bath with private fenced back yard and patio. No pets. $425 WSG. • Spacious 2 Bdrm/1 Bath apartments. Off-street parking.

On-site laundry. Near hospital. Just $525 WST. • Good NE Location. 2 Bdrm/1 Bath Duplex. Carport/W/D Hook-ups. Unfenced yard. Pets?? $525 WS • Newly Refurbished Duplex. 2 Brdm/1 Bath, sgl. garage. Partially fenced back yard. Large deck. Wood stove. W/D hookups. $550 WST • Charming, cozy 2 Bdrm/1 Bath cottage in central location.

New carpet. Fenced backyard. $595 per month.

• Newly Refurbished SE Unit - 2 Bdrm/1 Bath. Private fenced patio. Coin-op laundry. Detached carport. Huge common yard.

Ask about Pets. $595 WST • Small House Near Downtown 2 Bdrm/1 Bath. Laundry room. Fenced yard. Cute kitchen w/extra work space. Pets? $625 WST. ALSO - Same Location: 2 Bdrm/1 Bath unit with W/D Hookups and Fenced Yard. New Carpet. $495 WST •Beautiful 1990 sq. ft. NE Home Upscale Subdivision. 3 bedroom, 2 bath. Master bdrm separation. Sgl. level. Triple garage.

Extra RV parking $1000 per mo. *****

FOR ADDITIONAL PROPERTIES ***** CALL 541-382-0053

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3 bedroom, 2 bath, fireplace, pantry, fenced, sprinklers. No smoking/pets. $875+deposits. 541-548-5684.

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4/2 Mfd 1605 sq.ft., family room with woodstove, new carpet, pad & paint, single garage w/opener. $895/mo.

541-480-3393,541-610-7803

An Office with bath, various sizes and locations from $200 per month, including utilities. 541-317-8717

Clean 4 Bdrm + den, 2 bath, 14920 SW Maverick Rd, CRR. No smoking. $900/mo. + deposits. Call 541-504-8545 or 541-350-1660.

Downtown Redmond Retail/Office space, 947 sq ft. $650/mo + utils; $650 security deposit. 425 SW Sixth St. Call Norb, 541-420-9848

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The Bulletin is now offering a LOWER, MORE AFFORDABLE Rental rate! If you have a home to rent, call a Bulletin Classified Rep. to get the new rates and get your ad started ASAP! 541-385-5809

A newer 3/2 mfd. home, 1755 sq.ft., living room, family room, new paint, private .5 acre lot near Sunriver, $895.

541-480-3393, 541-610-7803.

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NOTICE: All real estate advertised here in is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or intention to make any such preferences, limitations or discrimination. We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of this law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.

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RIVERFRONT: walls of windows with amazing 180 degree river view with dock, canoe, piano, bikes, covered BBQ, $1250. 541-593-1414

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Mobile/Mfd. for Rent On 10 acres, between Sisters & Bend, 3 bdrm., 2 bath, 1484 sq.ft. mfd., family room w/ wood stove, all new carpet & paint, + 1800 sq. ft. shop, fenced for horses, $1195.

541-480-3393, 541-610-7803

Over 40 Years Experience in Carpet Upholstery & Rug Cleaning Call Now! 541-382-9498 CCB #72129 www.cleaningclinicinc.com

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* Real Estate Agents * * Appraisers * * Home Inspectors * Etc. Light Industrial Space, 4 x 2000 sq.ft. bays, off 18th St The Real Estate Services classiin N. Bend, office, w/bath, fication is the perfect place to $0.45/ sq.ft. for first year, reach prospective B U Y E R S AND SELLERS of real es541-312-3684. tate in Central Oregon. To place an ad call 385-5809 Office / Warehouse

space • 1792 sq ft 827 Business Way, Bend 30¢/sq ft; 1st mo + $200 dep Paula, 541-678-1404 The Bulletin offers a LOWER, MORE AFFORDABLE Rental rate! If you have a home to rent, call a Bulletin Classified Rep. to get the new rates and get your ad started ASAP! 541-385-5809

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Real Estate Wanted Cash For West Side Homes: Fast Closings Call Pat Kelley, Kelley Realty 541-382-3099

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If we can assist you, please call us:

385-5809

Your land paid off? $500 down only. Pick your new home! Several to choose.

541-548-5511 www.JandMHomes.com

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Polaris Sportsman X2 2009 800 CC, AWD, “21 Mi. New”, sage green, extras, $6500, 541-815-0747.

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Yamaha Snowmobiles & Trailer, 1997

WOW! 3 bdrm, 2 bath, 1238 sq. ft., vaulted ceilings, 2 skylights, big yard, RV parking, new granite countertops, new tile backsplash, new carpet, vinyl & paint. $124,900. Randy Schoning, Princ. Broker. John L. Scott, 541-480-3393, 541-389-3354

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Southeast Bend Homes Custom Home in Mtn. High, 3 bdrm, 2 bath, 2850 sq.ft., spacious rooms, pantry, butlers pantry, service porch, triple garage, incredible cabinet storage, A/C, 1 level, family room, formal dining, breakfast area, built in desk, shelves, 2 fireplaces, new Silestone kitchen counters, deck, gated community w/pool, tennis court, gazebo, $419,500, 541-389-9966

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Redmond Homes Eagle Crest House - Desert Sky neighborhood, 1908 sq ft 2 Bdrm, 2.5 bath, garage, mountain views from Bachelor to Hood, $279,900; 3% Courtesy to agents.

541-215-0112

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4-wheeler, black in color, custom SS wheels/tires, accessories, exc. cond., 240 miles, $5,000. Call 541-680-8975, and leave message.

Boats & RV’s

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Polaris Sportsman 2008, 800 CC, AWD,

700 Triple, 1996 600, Tilt Trailer, front off-load, covers for snowmobiles, clean & exc. cond., package price, $3800, 541-420-1772.

17½’ 2006 BAYLINER 175 XT Ski Boat, 3.0L Merc, mint condition, includes ski tower w/2 racks - everything we have, ski jackets adult and kids several, water skis, wakeboard, gloves, ropes and many other boating items. $11,300 OBO . 541-417-0829

Motorcycles And Accessories

HARLEY Davidson Fat Boy - LO 2010 Black on black, detachable windshield, backrest, and luggage rack. 2200 miles. $13,900. Please call Jack, 541-549-4949, or 619-203-4707

Harley Davidson Heritage Soft Tail 2009, 400 mi., extras incl. pipes, lowering kit, chrome pkg., $16,900 OBO. 541-944-9753

Harley Davidson Police Bike 2001, low mi., custom bike very nice.Stage 1, new tires & brakes, too much to list!

A Must See Bike $10,500 OBO. 541-383-1782

Harley Davidson Screamin’ Eagle Electric-Glide 2005, 103” motor, 2-tone, candy teal, 18,000 miles, exc. cond. $19,999 OBO, please call 541-480-8080.

Harley Davidson Ultra Classic 2008, clean, lots of upgrades, custom exhaust, dual control heated gloves & vest, luggage access. 15K, $17,000 OBO 541-693-3975.

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rage kept, rear walk round queen island bed, TV’s,leveling hyd. jacks, backup camera, awnings, non smoker, no pets, must see to appreciate, too many options to list, won’t last long, $18,950, 541-389-3921,503-789-1202 BROUGHAM 23½’ 1981 motorhome, 2-tone brown, perfect cond, 6 brand new tires. engine perfect, runs great, inside perfect shape.

See to appreciate at 15847 WoodChip Lane off Day Rd in La Pine. Asking $8000.

541-876-5106.

19.5’ Gruman Aluminum Freight Canoe, 36” Beam,square stern, Yamaha 5.5 HP outboard, call Dodge Brougham Motoreves, 541-382-7995 home, 1977, Needs TLC, $1995, 19’ Blue Water ExecuPilgrim Camper 1981, Self tive Overnighter 1988, contained, Cab-over, needs very low hours, been in dry TLC, $595, 541-382-2335 or storage for 12 years, new 503-585-3240. camper top, 185HP I/O Gulfstream Scenic Cruiser Merc engine, all new tires on trailer, $7995 OBO, 36 ft. 1999, Cummins 330 541-447-8664. hp. diesel, 42K, 1 owner, 13 in. kitchen slide out, new tires, under cover, hwy. miles only, 4 door fridge/freezer icemaker, W/D combo, Interbath tub & shower, 50 20.5’ 2004 Bayliner 205 amp. propane gen & more!

Run About, 220 HP, V8, $55,000. 541-948-2310. open bow, exc. cond., very fast w/very low hours, lots of extras incl. tower, Bimini & custom trailer, $19,500. 541-389-1413 Houseboat 38x10, triple axle trailer, incl. private moorage w/24/7 security at Prineville resort. PRICE REDUCED, $21,500. 541-788-4844.

20.5’ Seaswirl Spyder 1989 H.O. 302, 285 hrs., exc. cond., stored indoors for life $11,900 OBO. 541-379-3530

the bells & whistles, sleeps 8, 4 queen beds, reduced to $17,000, 541-536-8105

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Aircraft, Parts and Service

$10,500. 1-541-454-0437.

Springdale 29’ 2007, slide, Bunkhouse style, sleeps 7-8, exc. cond., $16,900, 541-390-2504

1/3 interest in Columbia 400, located at Sunriver. $150,000. Call 541-647-3718

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Trucks and Heavy Equipment Case 780 CK Extend-a-hoe, 120 HP,

Weekend Warrior Toy Hauler 28’ 2007, Gen, fuel station,exc.

GENERATE SOME excitement in your neigborhood. Plan a garage sale and don't forget to advertise in classified!

385-5809.

Hurricane 2007 35.5’ like new, 3 slides, generator, dark cabinets, Ford V10, 4,650 mi $69,500 OBO. 541-923-3510

Marathon V.I.P. Prevost H3-40 Luxury Coach. Like new after $132,000 purchase & $130,000 in renovations. Only 129k orig. mi. 541-601-6350.

Rare bargain at just $107,000.

Look at : www.SeeThisRig.com

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Winnebago Class C 28’ 2003, Ford V10, 2 slides, 44k mi., A/C, awning, good cond., 1 owner. $37,000. 541-815-4121

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GMC Ventura 3500 1986, refrigerated, w/6’x6’x12’ box, has 2 sets tires w/rims., 1250 lb. lift gate, new engine, $5500, 541-389-6588, ask for Bob.

Truck with Snow Plow!

Chevy Bonanza 1978, runs good. $4800 OBO. Call 541-390-1466.

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Utility Trailers

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Big Tex Landscaping/ ATV Trailer, dual axle flatbed, 7’x16’, 7000 lb.

GVW, all steel, $1400.

541-382-4115, or 541-280-7024.

Fifth Wheels

Automotive Parts, Alpha “See Ya” 30’ 1996, 2 slides, A/C, heat pump, exc. Service and Accessories cond. for Snowbirds, solid oak cabs day & night shades, Corian, tile, hardwood. $14,900. 541-923-3417.

We Buy Scrap Auto & Truck Batteries, $10 each Also buying junk cars & trucks, up to $500, and scrap metal!

Call 541-912-1467

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Manufactured/ Mobile Homes FULLY REFURBED 5 Bdrm, 3 bath, delivered & set-up to your site, $49,900.

541-548-5511 www.JAndMHomes.com

KTM 400 EXC Enduro 2006, like new cond, low miles, street legal, hvy duty receiver hitch basket. $4500. 541-385-4975

2 Wet-Jet personal water crafts, new batteries & covers, “SHORE“ trailer, incl spare & lights, $1995 for all. Bill 541-480-7930.

Ads published in "Watercraft" include: Kayaks, rafts and Yamaha 125 4 stroke, off road, motorized personal waterexc. cond., paid $2800, 2 crafts. For "boats" please see years ago, asking $1500.

Class 870.

541-504-1330.

541-385-5809

Cedar Creek 2006, RDQF. Loaded, 4 slides, 37.5’, king bed, W/D, 5500W gen., fireplace, Corian countertops, skylight shower, central vac, much more, like new, $39,900, please call 541-330-9149.

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Winnebago Itasca Horizon 2002, 330 Cat, 2 slides, loaded with leather. 4x4 Chevy Tracker w/tow bar available, exc. cond. $65,000 OBO. 509-552-6013.

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Travel Trailers

personals REDMOND 5. Local writer seeks info from anyone connected to R5 case. 541-480-2571

Terri Please call Jerry regarding NASCAR at 541-848-7540

POLARIS PHOENIX 2005, 2X4, 200cc, new rear end, new tires, runs excellent, $1800 OBO, 541-932-4919.

Waverider Trailer, 2-place, new paint, rail covers, & wiring, good cond., $495, 541-923-3490.

ALPENLITE 1984. A Beauty!

Extras, 5th wheel hitch, A/C, microwave, tires are good, large fridge, radio, propane tanks have been certified. Spare tire & wheels. $3000. 923-4174.

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Antique and Classic Autos C-10

Pickup

Appliance Sales/Repair Appliances & gas lines installed. Appl. removed + Handyman services. Since 1969. Call CJ! 541-318-6041 or 408-3535. CBC#49072.

Barns M. Lewis Construction, LLC "POLE BARNS" Built Right!

Garages, shops, hay sheds, arenas, custom decks, fences, interior finish work, & concrete. Free estimates .

See Facebook Business page, search under M. Lewis Construction, LLC CCB#188576•541-604-6411

Handyman

Cadillac El Dorado 1977, very beautiful blue, Everest 2006 35' 3 slides/ awnings, island king bed, W/D, 2 roof air, built-in vac, pristine, reduced to $34,000 OBO 541-610-4472; 541-689-1351

slides, island kitchen, air, surround sound, micro., full oven, more, in exc. cond., 2 trips on it, 1 owner, like new, REDUCED NOW $26,000. 541-228-5944

Home & Commercial Repairs, Carpentry-Painting, Pressure-washing, Honey Do's. Small or large jobs.

On-time promise.

Senior Discount.

All work guaranteed.

541-389-3361 or 541-771-4463 Bonded & Insured CCB#181595

Philip L. Chavez Contracting Services Specializing in Tile, Remodels & Home Repair, Flooring & Finish Work. CCB#168910 Phil, 541-279-0846

Building/Contracting

Masonry More Than Service Peace Of Mind.

Chad L. Elliott Construction

Snow Removal

Brick * Block * Stone Small Jobs/Repairs Welcome L#89874. 388-7605, 410-6945

Reliable 24 Hour Service • Driveways • Walkways • Parking Lots • Roof Tops • De-Icing Have plow & shovel crew awaiting your call!

TERRY 27’ 1995 5th wheel with big slide-out, generator and extras. Great rig in great cond. $9,900 OBO. 541-923-0231 days.

real nice inside & out, low mileage, $2500, please call 541-383-3888 for more information.

MARTIN JAMES

Landscape Management •Pruning Trees And Shrubs •Thinning Over Grown Areas •Removing Unwanted Shrubs •Hauling Debris Piles •Evaluate Seasonal Needs EXPERIENCED Commercial & Residential Free Estimates Senior Discounts

Rooing

541-390-1466

Affordable Roof Repair by licensed, bonded and insured specialist. 36 years’ experience. CCB #94309 Call Cary at 541-948-0865

www.hirealicensedcontractor.com

or call 503-378-4621. The Bulletin recommends checking with the CCB prior to contracting with anyone.

Some other trades also require additional licenses and certifications.

Debris Removal JUNK BE GONE l Haul Away FREE For Salvage.

Also Cleanups & Cleanouts Mel 541-389-8107

Domestic Services Dawn’s Cleaning: “Morning Fresh Clean!” Residential Cleaning, Senior Discounts Has openings now, CALL TODAY! 541-410-8222

Electrical Services BAXTER ELECTRIC Remodels / Design / Rentals All Small Jobs•Home Improve.

All Work by Owner - Call Tom 541-318-1255 CCB 162723

Hitchiker II 32’ 1998 w/solar system, awnings, Arizona rm. great shape! $15,500 541-589-0767, in Burns.

Chevrolet Nova, 1976 2-door, 20,200 mi. New tires, seat covers, windshield & more. $5800. 541-330-0852.

Chevy Corvette 1980, yellow, glass removable top, 8 cyl., auto trans, radio, heat, A/C, new factory interior, black, 48K., exc. tires, factory aluminum wheels, asking $12,000, will consider fair offer & possible trade, 541-385-9350.

Margo Construction LLC Since 1992 • Pavers •Carpentry •Remodeling • Decks • Window/Door Replacement • Int/Ext Paint CCB 176121 • 541-480-3179 I DO THAT! Home Repairs, Remodeling, Professional & Honest Work.

Rental Repairs. CCB#151573 Dennis 541-317-9768 Mark’s Handyman Service • Fix • Replace • Install • Haul Free Est. - Reasonable Rates Mark Haidet•541-977-2780 License #11-00008985

Home Improvement Kelly Kerfoot Construction: 28 years exp. in Central OR, Quality & Honesty, from carpentry & handyman jobs, to quality wall covering installations & removal. Senior discounts, licenced, bonded, insured, CCB#47120 Call 541-389-1413 or 541-410-2422

Same Day Response

NOTICE: OREGON Landscape Contractors Law (ORS 671) requires all businesses that advertise to perform Land scape Construction which in cludes: planting, decks, fences, arbors, water-fea tures, and installation, repair of irrigation systems to be li censed with the Landscape Contractors Board. This 4-digit number is to be in cluded in all advertisements which indicate the business has a bond, insurance and workers compensation for their employees. For your protection call 503-378-5909 or use our website: www.lcb.state.or.us to check license status before con tracting with the business.

Persons doing landscape maintenance do not require a LCB license.

Chevy Suburban 1969, classic 3-door, very

KOMFORT 27’ 2000 5th wheel trailer: fiberglass with 12’ slide. In excellent condition, has been stored inside.

Only $13,500 firm.

Call 541-536-3916.

Chevy

Wagon

1957,

4-dr., complete, $15,000 OBO, trades, please call 541-420-5453.

Mobile Suites, 2007, 36TK3 with 3 slide-outs, king bed, ultimate living comfort, quality built, large kitchen, fully loaded, well insulated, hydraulic jacks and so much more.$54,000! 541-317-9185

Chrysler 300 Coupe 1967, 440 engine, auto. trans, ps, air, frame on rebuild, repainted original blue, original blue interior, original hub caps, exc. chrome, asking $10,000 or make offer. 541-385-9350.

Reese fifth wheel hitch, 16,000 lb capacity, $500 OBO. Call 541-604-1808

Mercury Monterrey 1965, Exc. All original, 4-dr. sedan, in storage last 15 yrs., 390 High Compression engine, new tires & license, reduced to $3850, 541-410-3425.

Porsche Cayenne Turbo 2008, AWD, 500HP, 21k mi., exc. cond, meteor gray, 2 sets of wheels and new tires, fully loaded, $69,000 OBO. 541-480-1884

MUST SELL due to death.

1970 Monte Carlo, all original, many extras. Sacrifice $6000. 541-593-3072

SUBARU FORESTER 2003 XS leather, auto climate

OLDS 98 1969 2 door hardtop, $1600.

541-389-5355

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Pickups CHEVROLET 1970, V-8 automatic 4X4 3/4 ton. Very good condition, lots of new parts and maintenance records. New tires, underdash air, electronic ignition and much more. Original paint, truck used very little. $5700, 541-575-3649

control, heated seats, Premium audio, rubber floor mats, 2 sets wheels, (1 winter), 108,000 miles, all records. Good condition. $10,500.

Call Bruce 541-516-1165.

Toyota Sequoia Limited 2001, auto, leather, sunroof, 6-CD, new tires, 107K miles, $11,500 firm. 541-420-8107

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Vans Chevy Gladiator 1993, great shape, great

Dodge 1500 XLT 4x4, 2007, 10K miles, running boards, many options, tow package, $18,500 OBO. 541-815-5000

DODGE D-100 1962 ½ Ton, rebuilt 225 slant 6 engine.

New glass, runs good, needs good home. $2000.

541-322-6261 Ford crew cab 1993, 7.3 Diesel, auto, PS, Rollalong package, deluxe interior & exterior, electric windows/door locks, dually, fifth wheel hitch, receiver hitch, 90% rubber, super maint. w/all records, new trans. rebuilt, 116K miles. $6500, Back on the market.

541-923-0411

mileage, full pwr., all leather, auto, 4 captains chairs, fold down bed, fully loaded, $4500 OBO, call 541-536-6223.

Ford Diesel 2003 16 Passenger Bus, with wheelchair lift. $4,000 Call Linda at Grant Co. Transportation, John Day 541-575-2370

VW Eurovan MV 1993, seats 7, fold-out bed & table, 5-cyl 2.5L, 137K mi, newly painted white/gray, reblt AT w/warr, AM/FM CD Sirius Sat., new fr brks, plus mntd stud snows. $7500 obo. 541-330-0616

Ford F-150 2006, Triton STX, X-cab, 4WD, tow pkg., V-8, auto, reduced to $12,900 obo 541-554-5212,702-501-0600

FORD F150 4X4 1996 Eddie Bauer pkg., auto.

5.8L, Super Cab, green, power everything, 156,000 miles. Fair condition. Only $3500 OBO. 541-408-7807.

Ford F250 Super Duty, Crew Cab, 2005, diesel, 4WD, long bed, auto trans, AC, 124K miles, $18,500 OBO, (541) 480-6631

Canopies and Campers

Ford F-350 Crew 4x4 2002.

Triton V-10, 118k, new tires, wheels, brakes. Very nice.

Just $12,900. 541-601-6350 Look: www.SeeThisRig.com FORD Pickup 1977, step side, 351 Windsor, 115,000 miles, MUST SEE! $4500.

541-350-1686 Ford Ranger 2004 Super Cab, XLT, 4X4, V6, 5-spd, A/C bed liner, tow pkg, 120K Like New! KBB Retail: $10,000 OBO 360-990-3223

GMC Sierra 4x4 1999, step-side extra cab, automatic, 105K miles, runs good, $6500 OBO. Call 541-604-1808

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Sport Utility Vehicles

885 Corvette 1956, rebuilt 2006, 3 spd., 2, 4 barrel, 225 hp.

Matching numbers $62,500, 541-280-1227.

Tile, Ceramic Steve Lahey Construction Tile Installation Over 20 Yrs. Exp. Call For Free Estimate 541-977-4826•CCB#166678

Jeep Wrangler 2004, right hand drive, 51K, auto., A/C, 4x4, AM/FM/CD, exc. cond., $14,500. 541-408-2111

CHEVY SUBURBAN LT 2005 • 4WD, 68,000 miles.

• Great Shape.

• Original Owner.

Audi A4 3.0L 2002, Sport Pkg., Quattro, front & side air bags, leather, 92K, Reduced! $11,700. 541-350-1565

Ford Mustang Convertible LX 1989, V8 engine, white w/red interior, 44K mi., exc. cond., $6995, 541-389-9188.

Honda Accord EX 1990, in great cond., 109K original mi., 5 spd., 2 door, black, A/C, sun roof, snow tires incl., $3500. 541-548-5302 Honda S 2000, 2002. Truly like new, 9K original owner miles. Black on Black. This is Honda’s true sports machine.

I bought it with my wife in mind but she never liked the 6 speed trans. Bought it new for $32K. It has never been out of Oregon. Price $17K. Call 541-546-8810 8am-8pm.

MAZDA MIATA 1992, black, 81k miles, new top, stock throughout. See craigslist. $4,990. 541-610-6150.

Mazda Miata MX5 2003, silver w/black interior, 4-cyl., 5 spd., A/C, cruise, new tires, 23K, $10,500, 541-410-8617.

Mercedes 320SL 1995, mint. cond., 69K, CD, A/C, new tires, soft & hard top, $12,500. Call 541-815-7160.

MERCEDES C300 2008 New body style, 30,000 miles, heated seats, luxury sedan, CD, full factory warranty. $23,950.

Like buying a new car!

503-351-3976.

Audi A4 Avant Quattro 2003 3.0L., 92K mi, garaged, serviced, silver, fully loaded, $8900. 541-420-9478

Fleetwood Elkhorn 9.5’ 1999,

extended overhead cab, stereo, self-contained,outdoor shower, TV, 2nd owner, exc. cond., non smoker, $8900 541-815-1523. FIAT 1800 1978 5-spd., door panels w/flowers & hummingbirds, white soft top & hard top, Reduced to $5,500, 541-317-9319,541-647-8483

Ford 2 Door 1949, 99% Complete, $14,000, please call 541-408-7348.

Audi S4 2005, 4.2 Avant Quattro, tiptronic, premium & winter wheels & tires, Bilstein shocks, coil over springs, HD anti sway, APR exhaust, K40 radar, dolphin gray, ext. warranty, 56K, garaged, $30,000.

541-593-2227 BMW 328IX Wagon 2009, 4WD, white w/chestnut leather interior, loaded, exc. cond., premium pkg., auto, Bluetooth & iPad connection, 42K mi., 100K transferrable warranty & snow tires, $28,500, 541-915-9170.

Buick LeSabre, 1985, exclnt shape, always garaged, 93K mi, $1800 obo 541-318-6919

Buick

LeSabre

2004,

white, 115k, cloth interior, 80% tires, all factory conveniences okay, luxury ride, 30 mpg hwy, 3.8 litre V6 motor, used but not abused. Very dependable. and excellent buy at $5,400. Call Bob 541-318-9999 or Sam at 541-815-3639.

All wheel drive, 1 owner, navigation, heated seats, DVD, 2 moonroofs. Immaculate and never abused. $27,950.

Call 503-351-3976

Mercedes V-12 Limousine.

Hand crafted for Donald Trump. Cost: $1/2 million.

Just $18,900. 541.601.6350 Look: www.SeeThisRig.com Mitsubishi 3000 GT 1999, auto., pearl white, very low mi. $9500. 541-788-8218.

Saab 9-3 SE 1999 convertible, 2 door, Navy with black soft top, tan interior, very good condition. $5200 firm. 541-317-2929.

SUBARUS!!!

Nice clean and fully serviced . Most come with 3 year, 36,000 mile warranty.

Call The Guru: 382-6067 or visit us at www.subaguru.com

CHEVY CORVETTE 1998, 66K mi., 20/30 m.p.g., exc. cond., $16,000.

541- 379-3530

$19,450!

541-389-5016 evenings.

When ONLY the BEST will do!

2003 Lance 1030 Deluxe Model Camper, loaded, phenomenal condition. $17,500.

2007 Dodge 6.7 Cummins Diesel 3500 4x4 long bed, 58K mi, $34,900. Or buy as unit, $48,500. 541-331-1160

Ford Mustang Convertible 2000, V6 with excellent maintenance records, 144K miles. Asking $4500, call for more information or to schedule a test drive, 208-301-4081.

Mercedes GL450, 2007

clean, all original good condition, $5500, call 541-536-2792.

541-815-2888

RGK Contracting & Consulting 30+Yrs. Exp. •Additions/Remodels/Garages •Replacement windows/doors remodelcentraloregon.com 541-480-8296 CCB189290

Mercedes 380SL 1983, Convertible, blue color, new tires, cloth top & fuel pump, call for details 541-536-3962

Ford Mustang Cobra 2003, SVT- Perfect, garaged, factory super charged, just 1623 miles $20,000. 541-923-3567

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350 auto, new studs, located in Sisters, $3000 OBO, 907-723-9086,907-723-9085

European Professional Painter Repaint Specialist

Remodeling, Carpentry

Ford T-Bird 1955, White soft & hard tops, new paint, carpet, upholstery, rechromed, nice! $32,000. 541-912-1833

Chevy El Camino 1979,

Oregon License #186147 LLC

NOTICE: Oregon state law requires anyone who contracts for construction work to be licensed with the Construction Contractors Board (CCB).

An active license means the contractor is bonded and insured.

Verify the contractor’s CCB license through the CCB Consumer Website

Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 1998, like new, low mi., just in time for the snow, great cond., $7000, 541-536-6223.

Automobiles

and in excellent condition.

Only $18,000!

(541) 410-9423, (541) 536-6116.

MASONRY

Painting, Wall Covering

Ford Mustang Coupe 1966, original owner, V8, automatic, great shape, $9000 OBO. 530-515-8199

Chevy Corvette 1979, 30K mi., glass t-top, runs & looks great, $10,000,541-280-5677

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LEGAL NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF DESCHUTES PROBATE DEPARTMENT Estate of SCOTT E. FOSTER, Deceased.

Case No. 11PB0021MS NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned have been appointed Co-Personal Representatives. All persons having claims against the Estate are required to present them, with vouchers attached, to the undersigned Co-Personal Representatives at Karnopp Petersen LLP, 1201 NW Wall Street, Suite 300, Bend, OR 97701-1957, within four months after the date of first publication of this notice, or the claims may be barred.

All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings may obtain additional information from the records of the court, the Co-Personal Representatives, or the attorneys for the Co-Personal Representatives, who are Karnopp Petersen LLP, 1201 NW Wall Street, Suite 300, Bend, Oregon 97701-1957.

DATED and first published February 15, 2011.

Thomas N. Foster, III Co-Personal Representative Thomas N. Foster, IV Co-Personal Representative CO-PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES: Thomas N. Foster, III Thomas N. Foster, IV 64635 Bend-Redmond Hwy. Bend, Oregon 97701 TEL: (541) 389-5799 ATTORNEY FOR CO-PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES: KARNOPP PETERSEN LLP Thomas J. Sayeg, OSB #873805 tjs@karnopp.com 1201 NW Wall Street, Suite 300 Bend, Oregon 97701-1957 TEL: (541) 382-3011 FAX: (541) 388-5410 Of Attorneys for Co-Personal Representatives LEGAL NOTICE Peter J. Salmon, ESQ. #9382 Moss Pite & Duncan, LLP 525 E. Main Street P.O. Box 12289 El Cajon, CA 92022-2289 Telephone: (619) 590-1300 Facsimile: (619) 590-1385 Attorneys for Plaintiff FANNE MAE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF' THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF DESCHUTES OMAC MORTGAGE, LLC, ITS SUCCESSORS AND/OR ASSIGNS, Plaintiff, V. THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AND ASSIGNS OF REX T, HISCOCKS; THE UNKNOWN DEVISEES OP REX T. HISCOCKS; CASEY HISCOCKS; GABRIEL TOWN; AND ALL PARTIES CLAIMING AN INTEREST IN TUE REAL PROPERTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS 52472 ANTLER LANE, LA PINE, OREGON 97739, Defendants. To defendants the unknown heirs and assigns of Rex T. Hiscocks; the unknown devisees of Rex T. Hiscocks; Casey Hiscocks; Gabriel Town; and All parties claiming an interest in the real property commonly known as 52472 Antler Lane, La Pine, Oregon 97739: IN THE NAME OF TI IF STATE OF OREGON: You are hereby required to appear and defend the action filed against you in the above-entitled cause within 30 days from the date of service of this Summons upon you; and if you fail to appear and defend, for want thereof the Plaintiff will apply to the court for the relief demanded therein. Dated: 12/16/10 By: Rochelle L. Stanford, OSB #06244 Rstanford@piteduncan.com David J. Boulanger, OSB #092943 Trial Attorney 503-222-2256 Dboulanger@pitedunacn.co m 210 SW Morrison St., STE. 600 Portland, OR 97204 Of attorneys for plaintiff GMAC Mortgage, LLC. NOTICE TO DEFENDANT/DEFENDANTS READ THESE PAPERS CAREFULLY You must "appear" in this case or the other side will win automatically. To "appear" you must file with the court a legal paper called a "motion" or "answer". The "motion" or "answer" must be given to the court clerk or administrator within 30 (Days along with the required filing fee. It must be in proper form and have proof of service on the plaintiffs attorney or, if the plaintiff does not have an attorney, proof of service on the plaintiff. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, YOU SHOULD SEE AN ATTORNEY IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU NEED HELP IN FINDING AN ATTORNEY, YOU MAY CALL THE OREGON STATE BAR'S LAWYER REFERRAL SERVICE AT (503) 684-3763 OR TOLL-FREE IN OREGON AT (800) 452-7636.

02/22, 03/01, 03/08, 03/15 R-370179 LEGAL NOTICE PROJECT: Renovations to the Sherman County Courthouse.

BIDS DUE: March 22, 2011, 1:30 pm PST, County Clerk's Office, Room 103, Sherman County Courthouse at which time bids will be opened and read aloud in Circuit Court Room 203. ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS: Sealed bids will be received by Ron McDermid, Sherman County Courthouse Facilities Committee Member. Bids shall be per Construction Documents prepared by Daryl Sieker Architect, LLC. Construction Documents may be examined on or after February 22,2011 at the Sherman County Clerk's Office, Room 103, and selected plan centers. Sets of Construction Documents may be obtained by prime bidders for the cost of reproduction and shipping from Clackamas Blueprint, 10788 SE Hwy 212, Clackamas, OR 97015, 503-657-0353, on or after

February 22,2011. Bidders are strongly advised to attend a pre-bid conference at the Sherman County Courthouse, February 25,2011 at 1:30 pm PST, Circuit Court Room 203. Bid Package No. 1 with Alternative lA pertains to HVAC systems and associated work and involves federal funds from American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) as administrated by the Oregon Department of Energy (O.D.O.E.). Bid Package No. 2 with Alternative 2A pertains to removal and replacement of windows, installation of telecommunication cabling, installation of an emergency generator, and all work associated with these items. Work for both packages will be paid at prevailing rate of wage. No bid will be considered unless accompanied by a certified check, cashier's check, or a satisfactory Bid Bond made out to Sherman County in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total of all Bid Packages and Alternates. The successful bidder will be required to obtain a one hundred percent (100%) Performance and Payment Bond.

No bidder may withdraw his bid after the time set for opening thereof, unless the awarding of the Contract is delayed exceeding thirty (30) days. The Owner reserves the right to waive any formalities and to reject any or all bids, and the right to negotiate contract terms with the low bidder. Provisions required by ORS Chapter 279 shall be included in the Contract. The Owner will award the Contract within thirty (30) days of the bid opening.

LEGAL NOTICE There are currently three school board positions up for election in the Redmond School District.

Position 4 (currently held by Jim Erickson), Position 5 (currently held by Paul Rodby) are each four-year terms beginning July 1, 2011 and ending June 30, 2015.

Position 3 (currently held by A.J. Losoya) is a two-year term and will begin July 1, 2011 and end June 30, 2013.

Losoya was appointed by the Board to serve the remainder of the 2010-11 year for Dan Murphy who resigned last November. Current law requires this position go up for election for the remainder of Murphy’s term.

A person is eligible to serve as a board member if he or she is a registered voter of the district and has been a resident within the district for one year immediately preceding the election. No person who is an employee of the district is eligible to serve as a board member while so employed.

The candidate filing period closes on March 17, 2011, at 5:00PM, followed by elections for the board positions taking place May 17, 2011.

Those interested in serving on the Redmond School District Board of Directors may pick up an application at the Deschutes County Clerk’s office, 1300 NW Wall Street, Suite 200, Bend OR 97701, between the hours of 8AM-5PM. If you have questions about the Redmond School District Board of Directors, please contact Trish Huspek, Executive Assistant at 541-923-8247.

LEGAL NOTICE TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE Loan No: xxxxx1834 T.S. No.: 1210667-09. Reference is made to that certain deed made by Scott J. Sargent, as Grantor to First American Title Insurance Company, as Trustee, in favor of Bank of America, N.a., as Beneficiary, dated April 07, 2003, recorded April 16, 2003, in official records of Deschutes, Oregon in book/reel/volume No. xx at page No. xx, fee/file/Instrument/microfilm/reception No. 2003-24884 covering the following described real property situated in said County and State, to-wit: A tract of land lying in the Southeast Quarter (53 1/4) of section 14, Township 17 South, Range 11 East of the Willamette Meridian, Deschutes County Oregon, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the Section corner common to sections 13, 14, 23 and 24; thence North 690511 West along the South line of said section 14, 1330.53 feet to the Southwest corner of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast quarter (SE 1/4 SE 1/4) of said Section 14; thence North 00°01'33" West along the West line of the Southeast quarter of the Southeast quarter (SE 1/4 SE 1/4) of said Section 14, 1724,08 feet; thence East 656.95 feet to the true point of beginning; thence North, 612.82 feet to a point on the Southwesterly right of way line of a 60.00 foot road right of way; thence South 58°01 East along said road right of way line, 200.0 feet to the P.C. of a 494.87 foot radius curve right; thence along the arc of said curve along the Southwesterly right of way line of said road, 94.00 feet through a central angle of 100.53 (the long chord of which bears South 52°34'30" East); thence South 47°08" East along the Southwesterly right of way line of said road, 366.55 feet to the P.C. of a 608.91 foot radius curve right; thence along the arc of said curve along the Southwesterly right of way line of said road, 95.11 feet through a central angle of 8°56'58" (the long chord of which bears south 42°39'3l" East); thence South 38°11'02" East along the Southwesterly right of way line of said road, 39.48 feet; thence South 14.04 feet; thence West, 601.77 feet to the true point of beginning. Commonly known as: 19175 Buck Drive Bend OR 97701. Both the beneficiary and the trustee have elected to sell the said real property to satisfy the

obligations secured by said trust deed and notice has been recorded pursuant to Section 86.735(3) of Oregon Revised Statutes: the default for which the foreclosure is made is the grantor's: Failure to pay the monthly payment due June 1, 2008 of principal and interest and subsequent installments due thereafter; plus late charges; together with all subsequent sums advanced by beneficiary pursuant to the terms and conditions of said deed of trust. Monthly payment $1,893.30 Monthly Late Charge $94.67. By this reason of said default the beneficiary has declared all obligations secured by said Deed of Trust immediately due and payable, said sums being the following, to-wit; The sum of $244,891.61 together with interest thereon at 5.750% per annum from May 01, 2008 until paid; plus all accrued late charges thereon; and all trustee's fees, foreclosure costs and any sums advance by the beneficiary pursuant to the terms and conditions of the said deed of trust. Whereof, notice hereby is given that, Cal-Western Reconveyance Corporation the undersigned trustee will on May 31, 2011 at the hour of 1:00pm, Standard of Time, as established by Section 187.110, Oregon Revised Statutes, At the Bond Street entrance to Deschutes County Courthouse 1164 NW Bond, City of Bend, County of Deschutes, State of Oregon, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the interest in the said described real property which the grantor had or had power to convey at the time of the execution by him of the said trust deed, together with any interest which the grantor or his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said trust deed, to satisfy the foregoing obligations thereby secured and the costs and expense of sale, including a reasonable charge by the trustee. Notice is further given that any person named in Section 86.753 of Oregon Revised Statutes has the right to have the foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the trust deed reinstated by payment to the beneficiary of the entire amount then due (other than such portion of said principal as would not then be due had no default occurred), together with the costs, trustee's and attorney's fees and curing any other default complained of in the Notice of Default by tendering the performance required under the obligation or trust deed, at any time prior to five days before the date last set for sale. In construing this notice, the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter, the singular includes plural, the word "grantor" includes any successor in interest to the grantor as well as any other persons owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said trust deed, the words "trustee" and "beneficiary" includes their respective successors in interest, if any. Dated: January 20, 2011. Cal-Western Reconveyance Corporation 525 East Main Street P.O. Box 22004 El Cajon CA 92022-9004 Cal-Western Reconveyance Corporation Signature/By: Tammy Laird R-365827 02/22, 03/01, 03/08, 03/15 LEGAL NOTICE TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE Pursuant to O.R.S. 86.705 et seq. and O.R.S. 79.5010, et seq. Trustee's Sale No. 09-FMB-105779 NOTICE TO BORROWER: YOU SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THE UNDERSIGNED IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND THAT ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Reference is made to that certain Deed of Trust made by, CHAD HICKS AND CHERA HICKS, HUSBAND AND WIFE, as grantor, to WESTERN TITLE & ESCROW, as Trustee, in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE, INC., as beneficiary, dated 8/4/2006, recorded 8/9/2006, under Instrument No. 2006-54606, records of DESCHUTES County, OREGON. The beneficial interest under said Trust Deed and the obligations secured thereby are presently held by ONEWEST BANK, FSB. Said Trust Deed encumbers the following described real property situated in said county and state, to-wit: LOT 38, MAPLEWOOD - PHASE 2, DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON The street address or other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 2448 NORTHWEST 13TH STREET REDMOND, OR 97756 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the above street address or other common designation.

Both the beneficiary and the trustee have elected to sell the said real property to satisfy the obligations secured by said trust deed and a notice of default has been recorded pursuant to Oregon Revised Statutes 86.735(3); the default for which the foreclosure is made is grantor's failure to pay when due, the following sums: Amount due as of January 20, 2011 Delinquent Payments from September 01, 2010 5 payments at $ 813.75 each $ 4,068.75 (09-01-10 through 01-20-11) Late Charges: $ 101.32 Beneficiary Advances: $ 214.00 Suspense Credit: $ 0.00 TOTAL: $ 4,384.07 ALSO, if you have failed to pay taxes on the property, provide insurance on the property or pay other senior liens or encumbrances as required in the note and deed of trust, the beneficiary may insist that you do so in order to reinstate your account in good standing. The beneficiary may require as a condition to reinstatement that you provide reliable written evidence that you have paid all senior liens or encum-

brances, property taxes, and hazard insurance premiums.

These requirements for reinstatement should be confirmed by contacting the undersigned Trustee. By reason of said default, the beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by said trust deed immediately due and payable, said sums being the following: UNPAID PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF $225,264.77, PLUS interest thereon at 2% per annum from 08/01/10 to 4/1/2015, 2% per annum from 4/1/2015, until paid, together with escrow advances, foreclosure costs, trustee fees, attorney fees, sums required for the protection of the property and additional sums secured by the Deed of Trust. WHEREFORE, notice hereby is given that the undersigned trustee, will on May 25, 2011, at the hour of 11:00 AM, in accord with the standard of time established by ORS 187.110, at FRONT ENTRANCE TO THE DESCHUTES COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 1164 NW BOND STREET, BEND, County of DESCHUTES, State of OREGON, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the interest in the said described property which the grantor had, or had the power to convey, at the time of the execution by him of the said trust deed, together with any interest which the grantor or his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said trust deed, to satisfy the foregoing obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including a reasonable charge by the trustee. Notice is further given that any person named in ORS 86.753 has the right, at any time prior to five days before the date last set for the sale, to have this foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the trust deed reinstated by payment to the beneficiary of the entire amount then due (other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred) and by curing any other default complained of herein that is capable of being cured by tendering the performance required under the obligation or trust deed, and in addition to paying said sums or tendering the performance necessary to cure the default, by paying all costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligation and trust deed, together with trustee's and attorney's fees not exceeding the amounts provided by said ORS 86.753. In construing this notice, the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter, the singular includes the plural, the word "grantor" includes any successor in interest to the grantor as well as any other person owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said trust deed, and the words "trustee" and "beneficiary" include their respective successors in interest, if any. Anyone having any objection to the sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the same.

DATED: 1/20/2011 REGIONAL TRUSTEE SERVICES CORPORATION Trustee By KAREN JAMES, AUTHORIZED AGENT 616 1st Avenue, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104 Phone: (206) 340-2550 Sale Information: http://www.rtrustee.com ASAP# 3890520 02/01/2011, 02/08/2011, 02/15/2011, 02/22/2011

gation, the performance of which is secured by said Deed of Trust, the words "trustee" and "Beneficiary" include their respective successors in interest, if any.

Dated: February 1, 2011 FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, Trustee Juan Enriquez, Authorized Signature ASAP# 3901802 02/08/2011, 02/15/2011, 02/22/2011, 03/01/2011

LEGAL NOTICE TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE Loan No: 0178699732 T.S. No.: 11-00334-6 Reference is made to that certain Deed of Trust made by, HOLLY G. HAMILTON as Grantor to FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, as trustee, in favor of Wells Fargo Bank, NA, as Beneficiary, recorded on October 14, 2008, as Instrument No. 2008-41860 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Deschutes County, OR to wit: APN: 177775 LOT TWO (2), BLOCK TWO (2), GEMSTONE ESTATES REPLAT, DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON. Commonly known as: 63040 MOONSTONE LANE, BEND, OR Both the Beneficiary and the trustee have elected to sell the said real property to satisfy the obligations secured by said Deed of Trust and notice has been recorded pursuant to Section 86.735(3) of Oregon Revised Statutes: the default for which the foreclosure is made is that the grantor(s): failed to pay payments which became due; together with late charges due; defaulted amounts total:$11,035.35 By this reason of said default the Beneficiary has declared all obligations secured by said deed of trust immediately due and payable, said sums being the following, to wit: The sum of $277,236.75 together with interest thereon at the rate of 6.00000% per annum from August 1, 2010 until paid; plus all accrued late charges thereon; and all trustee's fees, foreclosure costs and any sums advanced by the Beneficiary pursuant to the terms of said deed of trust.

Whereof, notice hereby is given that FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, the undersigned trustee will on June 6, 2011 at the hour of 11:00 AM, Standard of Time, as established by section 187.110, Oregon Revised Statues, at the front entrance of the Courthouse, 1164 N.W. Bond Street, Bend, County of Deschutes, State of Oregon, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the interest in the said described real property which the grantor had or had power to convey at the time of the execution of the said Deed of Trust, together with any interest which the grantor or his successor(s) in interest acquired after the execution of said Deed of Trust, to satisfy the foregoing obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including a reasonable charge by the trustee. Notice is further given that any person named in Section 86.753 of Oregon Revised Statutes has the right to have the foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the trust deed reinstated by payment to the Beneficiary of the entire amount then due (other than such portion of said principal as would not then be due had no default occurred), together with the costs, trustee's or attorney's fees and curing any other default complained of in the Notice of Default by tendering the performance required under the obligation or Deed of Trust, at any time prior to five days before the date last set for sale. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, 17592 E. 17th Street, Suite 300, Tustin, CA 92780 714508-5100 SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ON LINE AT www.lpsasap.com AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 714-730 - 2727 In construing this notice, the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter, the singular includes plural, the word "grantor" includes any successor in interest to the grantor as well as any other persons owing an obli-

LEGAL NOTICE TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE Pursuant to O.R.S. 86.705 et seq. and O.R.S. 79.5010, et seq. Trustee's Sale No. OR-BVS-1110162 NOTICE TO BORROWER: YOU SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THE UNDERSIGNED IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND THAT ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Reference is made to that certain Deed of Trust made by, JOSEPH D. COYNER, as grantor, to DAVID A. KUBAT, as Trustee, in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., as beneficiary, dated 2/23/2006, recorded 3/1/2006, under Instrument No. 2006-14209, records of DESCHUTES County, OREGON. The beneficial interest under said Trust Deed and the obligations secured thereby are presently held by BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC. Said Trust Deed encumbers the following described real property situated in said county and state, to-wit: THE SOUTH 50 FEET OF LOTS 11 AND 12, IN BLOCK 17, OF DESCHUTES, CITY OF BEND, DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON; EXCEPT THE WESTERLY 18 FEET. The street address or other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 329 NORTHWEST BOND STREET BEND, OR 97701 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the above street address or other common designation. Both the beneficiary and the trustee have elected to sell the said real property to satisfy the obligations secured by said trust deed and a notice of default has been recorded pursuant to Oregon Revised Statutes 86.735(3); the default for which the foreclosure is made is grantor's failure to pay when due, the following sums: Amount due as of February 4, 2011 Delinquent Payments from November 01, 2009 16 payments at $ 1,350.73 each $ 21,612.64 (11-01-09 through 02-04-11) Late Charges: $ 818.30 Foreclosure fees and costs: $ 1,439.00 TOTAL: $ 23,869.94 ALSO, if you have failed to pay taxes on the property, provide insurance on the property or pay other senior liens or encumbrances as required in the note and deed of trust, the beneficiary may insist that you do so in order to reinstate your account in good standing. The beneficiary may require as a condition to reinstatement that you provide reliable written evidence that you have paid all senior liens or encumbrances, property taxes, and hazard insurance premiums. These requirements for reinstatement should be confirmed by contacting the undersigned Trustee. By reason of said default, the beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by said trust deed immediately due and payable, said sums being the following: UNPAID PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF $146,162.89, PLUS interest thereon at 8.790% per annum from 10/1/2009, until paid, together with escrow advances, foreclosure costs, trustee fees, attorney fees, sums required for the protection of the property and additional sums secured by the Deed of Trust.

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is given that the undersigned trustee, will on June 9, 2011, at the hour of 11:00 AM, in accord with the standard of time established by ORS 187.110, at FRONT ENTRANCE TO THE DESCHUTES COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 1164 NW BOND STREET, BEND, County of DESCHUTES, State of OREGON, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the interest in the said described property which the grantor had, or had the power to convey, at the time of the execution by him of the said trust deed, together with any interest which the grantor or his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said trust deed, to satisfy the foregoing obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including a reasonable charge by the trustee. Notice is further given that any person named in ORS 86.753 has the right, at any time prior to five days before the date last set for the sale, to have this foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the trust deed reinstated by payment to the beneficiary of the entire amount then due (other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred) and by curing any other default complained of herein that is capable of being cured by tendering the performance required under the obligation or trust deed, and in addition to paying said sums or tendering the performance necessary to cure the default, by paying all costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligation and trust deed, together with trustee's and attorney's fees not exceeding the amounts provided by said ORS 86.753.

In construing this notice, the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter, the singular includes the plural, the word "grantor" includes any successor in interest to the grantor as well as any other person owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said trust deed, and the words "trustee" and "beneficiary" include their respective successors in interest, if any.

Anyone having any objection to the sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the same. DATED: 2/4/2011 LSI TITLE OF OREGON, LLC Trustee By: Asset Foreclosure Services, Inc. as agent for the Trustee By: Kelli J. Espinoza, St. VP Default Operations 5900 Canoga Avenue, Suite 220, Woodland Hills, CA 91367 Phone: (877) 237-7878 ASAP# 3905263 02/15/2011, 02/22/2011, 03/01/2011, 03/08/2011 LEGAL NOTICE TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE Pursuant to O.R.S. 86.705 et seq. and O.R.S. 79.5010, et seq. Trustee's Sale No. 09-CK-105338 NOTICE TO BORROWER: YOU SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THE UNDERSIGNED IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND THAT ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Reference is made to that certain Deed of Trust made by, DAN I ELLA GARRETT, UNMARRIED, as grantor, to CHICAGO TITLE INSURANCE COMP OF OREGON, AN OREGON CORP, as Trustee, in favor of METLIFE HOME LOANS, A DIVISION OF METLIFE BANK, N.A., as beneficiary, dated 10/26/2009, recorded 3/24/2010, under Instrument No. 2010-12105, records of DESCHUTES County, OREGON. The beneficial interest under said Trust Deed and the obliga-

tions secured thereby are presently held by METLIFE HOME LOANS, A DIVISION OF METLIFE BANK, N.A.. Said Trust Deed encumbers the following described real property situated in said county and state, to-wit: THE NORTH HALF OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER (N1/2 NE1/4 NE1/4 SW1/4) OF SECTION 17, TOWNSHIP 18 SOUTH, RANGE 13 EAST OF THE WILLAMETTE MERIDIAN, DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON. The street address or other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 60985 GOSNEY ROAD BEND, OR 97702 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the above street address or other common designation. Both the beneficiary and the trustee have elected to sell the said real property to satisfy the obligations secured by said trust deed and a notice of default has been recorded pursuant to Oregon Revised Statutes 86.735(3); the default for which the foreclosure is made is grantor's failure to pay when due, the following sums: Amount due as of February 3, 2011 Total Amount Due $ 230,901.81 Accrued Late Charges $ 0.00 Beneficiary Advances: $ 0.00 Suspense Credit: $ 0.00 TOTAL: $ 230,901.81 By reason of said default, the beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by said trust deed immediately due and payable, said sums being the following: FAILURE TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL BALANCE WHICH BECAME DUE ON 1/8/2010, DUE TO THE CONDITIONS ON THE NOTE REFERENCED AS PARAGRAPH 6 (A)(i), TOGETHER WITH ACCRUED AND ACCRUING INTEREST, CHARGES, FEES AND COSTS AS SET FORTH. WHEREFORE, notice hereby is given that the undersigned trustee, will on June 7, 2011, at the hour of 11:00 AM, in accord with the standard of time established by ORS 187.110, at MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE DESCHUTES COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER, 1100 NW BOND STREET, BEND, County of DESCHUTES, State of OREGON, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the interest in the said described property which the grantor had, or had the power to convey, at the time of the execution by him of the said trust deed, together with any interest which the grantor or his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said trust deed, to satisfy the foregoing obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including a reasonable charge by the trustee. Notice is further given that any person named in ORS 86.753 has the right, at any time prior to five days before the date last set for the sale, to have this foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the trust deed reinstated by payment to the beneficiary of the entire amount then due (other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred) and by curing any other default complained of herein that is capable of being cured by tendering the performance required under the obligation or trust deed, and in addition to paying said sums or tendering the performance necessary to cure the default, by paying all costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligation and trust deed, together with trustee's and attorney's fees not exceeding the amounts provided by said ORS 86.753. Notwith-

standing the use of the term "reinstatement" or "reinstated", this obligation is fully mature and the entire principal balance is due and payable, together with interest, costs, fees and advances as set forth above. In construing this notice, the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter, the singular includes the plural, the word "grantor" includes any successor in interest to the grantor as well as any other person owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said trust deed, and the words "trustee" and "beneficiary" include their respective successors in interest, if any. Anyone having any objection to the sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the same.

DATED: 2/3/2011 REGIONAL TRUSTEE SERVICES CORPORATION Trustee By: SAMANTHA COHEN, AUTHORIZED AGENT 616 1st Avenue, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104 Phone: (206)340-2550 Sale Information: http://www.rtrustee.com ASAP# 3903600 02/15/2011, 02/22/2011, 03/01/2011, 03/08/2011 LEGAL NOTICE TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE Pursuant to O.R.S. 86.705 et seq. and O.R.S. 79.5010, et seq. Trustee's Sale No. 09-FMB-105660 NOTICE TO BORROWER: YOU SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THE UNDERSIGNED IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND THAT ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Reference is made to that certain Deed of Trust made by, JIMMIE W. EDMONSON, as grantor, to WESTERN TITLE, as Trustee, in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR HOMECOMINGS FINANCIAL NETWORK, INC., as beneficiary, dated 9/11/2006, recorded 9/15/2006, under Instrument No. 2006-62722, records of DESCHUTES County, OREGON. The beneficial interest under said Trust Deed and the obligations secured thereby are presently held by ONEWEST BANK, FSB. Said Trust Deed encumbers the following described real property situated in said county and state, to-wit: LOT 6, CANYON PARK FIRST ADDITION, DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON The street address or other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 2939 NORTHEAST VILLAGE COURT BEND, OR 97701 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the above street address or other common designation.

Both the beneficiary and the trustee have elected to sell the said real property to satisfy the obligations secured by said trust deed and a notice of default has been recorded pursuant to Oregon Revised Statutes 86.735(3); the default for which the foreclosure is made is grantor's failure to pay when due, the following sums: Amount due as of January 27, 2011 Delinquent Payments from September 01, 2010 4 payments at $ 1,551.97 each $ 6,207.88 1 payments at $ 1,561.16 each $ 1,561.16 (09-01-10 through 01-27-11) Late Charges: $ 342.15 Beneficiary Advances: $ 123.00 Suspense Credit: $ 0.00 TOTAL: $ 8,234.19 ALSO, if you have failed to pay taxes on the property, provide insurance on the property or pay other senior liens or encumbrances as required in the note and deed of trust, the

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NOTICE TO BORROWER: YOU SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THE UNDERSIGNED IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND THAT ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Reference is made to that certain Deed of Trust made by, DAVID M. VANASEN AND THERESA L. VAN AS EN, HUSBAND AND WIFE, as grantor, to FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE INSURANCE, as Trustee, in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., as beneficiary, dated 4/24/2008, recorded 4/30/2008, under Instrument No. 2008-18905, records of DESCHUTES County, OREGON. The beneficial interest under said Trust Deed and the obligations secured thereby are presently held by MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC..

Said Trust Deed encumbers the following described real properly situated in said county and state, to-wit: LOT 1 IN BLOCK 15 OF VANDERCERT ACRES SOUTH 1981, PARKV MANUFACTRED HOME, 027A367PVGR10076B (VIN) WHICH IS PERMANENTLY AFFIXED TO THE REAL PROPERTY The street address or other common designation, if any, of the rea! property described above is purported to be: 17874 GRIMM ROAD BEND, OR 97707 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the above street address or other common designation. Both the beneficiary and the trustee have elected to sell the said real property to satisfy the obligations secured by said trust deed and a notice of default has been recorded pursuant to Oregon Revised Statutes 86.735(3); the default for which the foreclosure is made is grantor's failure to pay when due, the following sums: Amount due as of February 11, 2011 Delinquent Payments from May 01, 2010 10 payments at $1,691.35 each $16,913.50 (05-01-10 through 02-11-11) Late Charges: $1,076.62 Foreclosure Fees and Costs $1,818.00 TOTAL: $19,808.12 ALSO, if you have failed to pay taxes on the property, provide insurance on the property or pay other senior liens or encumbrances as required in the note and deed of trust, the beneficiary may insist that you do so in order to reinstate your account in good standing. The beneficiary may require as a condition to reinstatement that you provide reliable written evidence that you have paid all senior liens or encumbrances, property taxes, and hazard insurance premiums. These requirements for reinstatement should be confirmed by contacting the undersigned Trustee. By reason of said default, the beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by said trust deed immediately due and payable, said sums being the following: UNPAID PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF $220,597.83, PLUS interest thereon at 6.000% per annum from 4/1/2010, until paid, together with escrow advances, foreclosure costs, trustee fees, attorney fees, sums required for the protection of the property and additional sums secured by the Deed of Trust. WHEREFORE, notice hereby is given that the undersigned trustee, will on June 14, 2011, at the hour of 11:00 AM, in accord with the standard of time established by ORS 187.110, at FRONT ENTRANCE TO THE DESCHUTES COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 1164 NW BOND STREET, BEND, County of DESCHUTES, State of OREGON, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the interest in the said described property which the grantor had, or had the power to convey, at the time of the execution by him of the said trust deed, together with any interest which the grantor or his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said trust deed, to satisfy the foregoing obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including a reasonable charge by the trustee. Notice is further given that any person named in ORS 86.753 has the right, at any time prior to five days before the date last set for the sale, to have this foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the trust deed reinstated by payment to the beneficiary of the entire amount then due (other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred) and by curing any other default complained of herein that is capable of being cured by tendering the performance required under the obligation or trust deed, and in addition to paying said sums or tendering the performance necessary to cure the default, by paying all costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligation and trust deed, together with trustee's and attorney's fees not exceeding the amounts provided by said ORS 86.753. In construing this notice, the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter, the singular includes the plural, the word "grantor" includes any successor in interest to the grantor as well as any other person owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said trust deed, and the words "trustee" and "beneficiary" include their respective successors in interest, if any. Anyone having any objection to the sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the same. DATED: 2/11/2011 LSI TITLE OF OREGON, LLC Trustee By: Asset Foreclosure Services, Inc. as agent for the Trustee By Angela Barsamyan Foreclosure Assistant 5900 Canoga Avenue, Suite 220, Woodland Hills, CA 91367 Phone: (877)237-7878

NOTICE TO BORROWER: YOU SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THE UNDERSIGNED IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND THAT ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Reference is made to that certain Deed of Trust made by, RICHARD D. BROWN, AN UNMARRIED MAN AND RHONDA J. NELSON, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN, AS SURVIVING JOINT TENANTS, as grantor, to WESTERN TITLE, as Trustee, in favor of INDYMAC BANK F.S.B., as beneficiary, dated 3/2/2006, recorded 3/8/2006, under Instrument No. 2006-15937, rerecorded 11/23/2009 under Auditor's/Recorder's No. 2009Â49920 rerecorded 11/25/2009 under Auditor's/Recorder's No. 2006-82040, and an agreement to modify the terms and provisions of said Deed of Trust recorded on 12/15/2009 under Auditor's/Recorder's No. 2006Â82040, records of DESCHUTES County, OREGON. The beneficial interest under said Trust Deed and the obligations secured thereby are presently held by U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, for CSMC Mortgage-Backed Trust 2007-4. Said Trust Deed encumbers the following described real property situated in said county and state, to-wit: LOT FIFTEEN (15), BLOCK TWENTY (20), LAKE PARK ESTATES, RECORDED JUNE 18, 1971, IN CABINET A, PAGE 483, DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON. The street address or other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: LAKE PARK ESTATES LOT 15 BLOCK 20 MAY ALSO BE KNOWN AS 4545 NORTHEAST UPAS AVENUE REDMOND, OR 97756 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the above street address or other common designation. Both the beneficiary and the trustee have elected to sell the said real property to satisfy the obligations secured by said trust deed and a notice of default has been recorded pursuant to Oregon Revised Statutes 86.735(3); the default for which the foreclosure is made is grantor's failure to pay when due, the following sums: Amount due as of January 27, 2011 Delinquent Payments from August 01, 2009 6 payments at $2,793.61 each $16,761.66 12 payments at $3,687.85 each $44,254.20 (08-01-09 through 01-27-11) Late Charges: $3,199.86 Beneficiary Advances: $6,985.70 Suspense Credit: $0.00 TOTAL: $71,201.42 ALSO, if you have failed to pay taxes on the property, provide insurance on the property or pay other senior liens or encumbrances as required in the note and deed of trust, the beneficiary may insist that you do so in order to reinstate your account in good standing. The beneficiary may require as a condition to reinstatement that you provide reliable written evidence that you have paid all senior liens or encumbrances, property taxes, and hazard insurance premiums. These requirements for reinstatement should be confirmed by contacting the undersigned Trustee. By reason of said default, the beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by said trust deed immediately due and payable, said sums being the following: UNPAID PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF $463,764.87, PLUS interest thereon at 6.625% per annum from 07/01/09 to 2/1/2010, 6.625% per annum from 2/1/2010, until paid, together with escrow advances, foreclosure costs, trustee fees, attorney fees, sums required for the protection of the property and additional sums secured by the Deed of Trust. WHEREFORE, notice hereby is given that the undersigned trustee, will on June 1, 2011, at the hour of 11:00 AM, in accord with the standard of time established by ORS 187.110, at FRONT ENTRANCE TO THE DESCHUTES COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 1164 NW BOND STREET, BEND, County of DESCHUTES, State of OREGON, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the interest in the said described property which the grantor had, or had the power to convey, at the time of the execution by him of the said trust deed, together with any interest which the grantor or his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said trust deed, to satisfy the foregoing obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including a reasonable charge by the trustee. Notice is further given that any person named in ORS 86.753 has the right, at any time prior to five days before the date last set for the sale, to have this foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the trust deed reinstated by payment to the beneficiary of the entire amount then due (other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred) and by curing any other default complained of herein that is capable of being cured by tendering the performance required under the obligation or trust deed, and in addition to paying said sums or tendering the performance necessary to cure the default, by paying all costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligation and trust deed, together with trustee's and attorney's fees not exceeding the amounts provided by said ORS 86.753. In construing this notice, the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter, the singular includes the plural, the word "grantor" includes any successor in interest to the grantor as well as any other person owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said trust deed, and the words "trustee" and "beneficiary" include their respective successors in interest, if any. Anyone having any objection to the sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the same. DATED: 1/27/2011 REGIONAL TRUSTEE SERVICES CORPORATION Trustee By: KAREN JAMES, AUTHORIZED AGENT 616 1st Avenue, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104 Phone: (206)340-2550 Sale Information: http://www.rtrustee.com

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beneficiary may insist that you do so in order to reinstate your account in good standing. The beneficiary may require as a condition to reinstatement that you provide reliable written evidence that you have paid all senior liens or encumbrances, property taxes, and hazard insurance premiums.

These requirements for reinstatement should be confirmed by contacting the undersigned Trustee. By reason of said default, the beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by said trust deed immediately due and payable, said sums being the following: UNPAID PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF $189,149.16, PLUS interest thereon at 7.125% per annum from 08/01/10 to 1/1/2011, 7.125% per annum from 1/1/2011, until paid, together with escrow advances, foreclosure costs, trustee fees, attorney fees, sums required for the protection of the property and additional sums secured by the Deed of Trust. WHEREFORE, notice hereby is given that the undersigned trustee, will on June 1, 2011, at the hour of 11:00 AM, in accord with the standard of time established

by ORS 187.110, at FRONT ENTRANCE TO THE DESCHUTES COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 1164 NW BOND STREET, BEND, County of DESCHUTES, State of OREGON, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the interest in the said described property which the grantor had, or had the power to convey, at the time of the execution by him of the said trust deed, together with any interest which the grantor or his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said trust deed, to satisfy the foregoing obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including a reasonable charge by the trustee. Notice is further given that any person named in ORS 86.753 has the right, at any time prior to five days before the date last set for the sale, to have this foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the trust deed reinstated by payment to the beneficiary of the entire amount then due {other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred) and by curing any other default complained of herein that is capable of being cured by tendering the performance required under the obligation or trust deed, and in addition to paying said sums or tendering the performance necessary to cure the default, by paying all costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligation and trust deed, together with trustee's and attorney's fees not exceeding the amounts provided by said ORS 86.753. In construing this notice, the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter, the singular includes the plural, the word "grantor" includes any successor in interest to the grantor as well as any other person owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said trust deed, and the words "trustee" and "beneficiary" include their respective successors in interest, if any. Anyone having any objection to the sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the same.

DATED: 1/27/2011 REGIONAL TRUSTEE SERVICES CORPORATION Trustee KAREN JAMES AUTHORIZED AGENT 616 1st Avenue, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104 Phone: (206)340-2550 Sale Information: http://www.rtrustee.com ASAP# 3896887 02/08/2011, 02/15/2011, 02/22/2011, 03/01/2011

LEGAL NOTICE TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE Pursuant to O.R.S. 86.705 et seq. and O.R.S. 79.5010, et seq. Trustee's Sale No. OR-AGF-1110126 NOTICE TO BORROWER: YOU SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THE UNDERSIGNED IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND THAT ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Reference is made to that certain Deed of Trust made by, DANIEL G. REED, as grantor, to FIRST AMERICAN TITLE, as Trustee, in favor of AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., as beneficiary, dated 8/9/2007, recorded 8/14/2007, under Instrument No. 2007-4742, records of DESCHUTES County, OREGON. The beneficial interest under said Trust Deed and the obligations secured thereby are presently held by AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC..

Said Trust Deed encumbers the following described real property situated in said county and state, to-wit: LOT 24 IN BLOCK 13 OF OREGON WATER WONDERLAND, UNIT 2, DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON. The street address or other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 55738 SNOW GOOSE RD BEND, OR 97707 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the above street address or other common designation. Both the beneficiary and the trustee have elected to sell the said real property to satisfy the obligations secured by said trust deed and a notice of default has been recorded pursuant to Oregon Revised Statutes 86.735(3); the default for which the foreclosure is made is grantor's failure to pay when due, the following sums: Amount due as of February 3, 2011 Delinquent Payments from October 15, 2010 4 payments at $841.41 each $3,365.64 (10-15-10 through 02-03-11) Late Charges: $12.07 Foreclosure Fees and Costs: $1,521.00 TOTAL: $4,898.71 ALSO, if you have failed to pay taxes on the property, provide insurance on the property or pay other senior liens or encumbrances as required in the note and deed of trust, the beneficiary may insist that you do so in order to reinstate your account in good standing. The beneficiary may require as a condition to reinstatement that you provide reliable written evidence that you have paid all senior liens or encumbrances; property taxes, and hazard insurance premiums.

These requirements for reinstatement should be confirmed by contacting the undersigned Trustee. By reason of said default, the beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by said trust deed immediately due and payable, said sums being the following: UNPAID PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF $120,948.86, PLUS interest thereon at 10.000% per annum from 9/15/2010, until paid, together with escrow advances, foreclosure costs, trustee fees, attorney fees, sums required for the protection of the property and additional sums secured by the Deed of Trust. WHEREFORE, notice hereby is given that the undersigned trustee, will on June 9, 2011, at the hour of 11:00 AM, in accord with the standard of time established

by ORS 187.110, at FRONT ENTRANCE TO THE DESCHUTES COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 1164 NW BOND STREET, BEND, County of DESCHUTES, State of OREGON, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the interest in the said described property which the grantor had, or had the power to convey, at the time of the execution by him of

the said trust deed, together with any interest which the grantor or his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said trust deed, to satisfy the foregoing obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including a reasonable charge by the trustee. Notice is further given that any person named in ORS 86.753 has the right, at any time prior to five days before the date last set for the sale, to have this foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the trust deed reinstated by payment to the beneficiary of the entire amount then due (other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred) and by curing any other default complained of herein that is capable of being cured by tendering the performance required under the obligation or trust deed, and in addition to paying said sums or tendering the performance necessary to cure the default, by paying all costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligation and trust deed, together with trustee's and attorney's fees not exceeding the amounts provided by said ORS 86.753. In construing this notice, the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter, the singular includes the plural, the word "grantor" includes any successor in interest to the grantor as well as any other person owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said trust deed, and the words "trustee" and "beneficiary" include their respective successors in interest, if any. Anyone having any objection to the sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the same.

DATED: 2/3/2011 LSI TITLE OF OREGON, LLC Trustee By: Asset Foreclosure Services, inc. as agent for the Trustee Kelli J. Espinoza Sr. VP Default Operations 5900 Canoga Avenue, 220, Woodland Hills, CA 91367 Phone: (877)237-7878 ASAP# 3904264 02/15/2011, 02/22/2011, 03/01/2011, 03/08/2011 LEGAL NOTICE TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE Pursuant to O.R.S. 86.705 et seq. and O.R.S. 79.5010, et seq. Trustee's Sale No. 09-FMB-105462 NOTICE TO BORROWER: YOU SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THE UNDERSIGNED IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND THAT ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Reference is made to that certain Deed of Trust made by, SHANNA SMITH, as grantor, to FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE CO. OF OREGON, as Trustee, in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR INDYMAC BANK, F.S.B., A FEDERALLY CHARTERED SAVINGS BANK, as beneficiary, dated 1/17/2007, recorded 1/26/2007, under Instrument No. 2007-05206, records of DESCHUTES County, OREGON. The beneficial interest under said Trust Deed and the obligations secured thereby are presently held by ONEWEST BANK, FSB. Said Trust Deed encumbers the following described real property situated in said county and state, to-wit: LOT 29 OF WILLOW CREEK AT MOUNTAIN HIGH, DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON. The street address or other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 60829 WILLOW CREEK LOOP BEND, OR 97702 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the above street address or other common designation. Both

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Trustee's Sale No. 09-FMB-103937

the beneficiary and the trustee have elected to sell the said real property to satisfy the obligations secured by said trust deed and a notice of default has been recorded pursuant to Oregon Revised Statutes 86.735(3); the default for which the foreclosure is made is grantor's failure to pay when due, the following sums: Amount due as of January 24, 2011 Delinquent Payments from October 01, 2010 4 payments at $ 1,860.02 each $ 7,440.08 (10-01-10 through 01-24-11) Late Charges: $ 372.00 Beneficiary Advances: $ 22.00 Suspense Credit: $ 0.00 TOTAL: $ 7,834.08 ALSO, if you have failed to pay taxes on the property, provide insurance on the property or pay other senior liens or encumbrances as required in the note and deed of trust, the beneficiary may insist that you do so in order to reinstate your account in good standing. The beneficiary may require as a condition to reinstatement that you provide reliable written evidence that you have paid all senior liens or encumbrances, property taxes, and hazard insurance premiums.

These requirements for reinstatement should be confirmed by contacting the undersigned Trustee. By reason of said default, the beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by said trust deed immediately due and payable, said sums being the following: UNPAID PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF $336,908.48, PLUS interest thereon at 6.625% per annum from 9/1/2010, until paid, together with escrow advances, foreclosure costs, trustee fees, attorney fees, sums required for the protection of the property and additional sums secured by the Deed of Trust. WHEREFORE, notice hereby is given that the undersigned trustee, will on May 26, 2011, at the hour of 11:00 AM, in accord with the standard of time established

by ORS 187.110, at FRONT ENTRANCE TO THE DESCHUTES COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 1164 NW BOND STREET, BEND, County of DESCHUTES, State of OREGON, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the interest in the said described property which the grantor had, or had the power to convey, at the time of the execution by him of the said trust deed, together with any interest which the grantor or his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said trust deed, to satisfy the foregoing obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including a reasonable charge by the trustee. Notice is further given that any person named in ORS 86.753 has the right, at any time prior to five days before the date last set for the sale, to have this foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the trust deed reinstated by payment to the beneficiary of the entire amount then due (other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred) and by curing any other default complained of herein that is capable of being cured by tendering the performance required under the obligation or trust deed, and in addition to paying said sums or tendering the performance necessary to cure the default, by paying all costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligation and trust deed, together with trustee's and attorney's fees not exceeding the amounts provided by said ORS 86.753. In construing this notice, the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter, the singular includes the plural, the word "grantor" includes any successor in interest to the grantor as well as any

other person owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said trust deed, and the words "trustee" and "beneficiary" include their respective successors in interest, if any. Anyone having any objection to the sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the same.

DATED: 1/24/2011 REGIONAL TRUSTEE SERVICES CORPORATION Trustee By KAREN JAMES, AUTHORIZED AGENT 616 1st Avenue, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104 Phone: (206) 340-2550 Sale Information: http://www.rtrustee.com ASAP# 3892934 02/01/2011, 02/08/2011, 02/15/2011, 02/22/2011 LEGAL NOTICE TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE Loan No: xxxx9082 T.S. No.: 1197694-09. Reference is made to that certain deed made by Michael Battin, A Single Person, as Grantor to Deschutes County Title, as Trustee, in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, dated September 14, 2006, recorded September 22, 2006, in official records of Deschutes, Oregon in book/reel/volume No. xx at page No. xx, fee/file/Instrument/microfilm/reception No. 2006-64467 covering the following described real property situated in said County and State, to-wit: A TRACT OF LAND LOCATED IN THE NORTH HALF OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER (N12 NE1/4) OF SECTION 16, TOWNSHIP 17 SOUTH, RANGE 12 EASTOFTHE WILLAMETTE MERIDIAN, DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 16; THENCE ALONG THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID SECTION 16, SOUTH 890S619U WEST, 1691.15 FEET; ThENCE LEAVING SAID NORTHERN LINE SOUTH 22°48'26" EAST, 302.52 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 23°00'32" EAST, 50.00 FEET; THENCE ALONG THE ARC OF A 50.00 FOOT RADIUS CURVE LEFT, 2936 FEET; THE CHORD OF WHICH BEARS SOUTH 50°10'07" EAST, 28.94 FEET; THENCE NORTH 86°28'35" EAST, 233.84 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH 86°28'35" EAST, 60.99 FEET TO A POINT ON THE WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF BOYD ACRES ROAD; THENCE ALONG SAID WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE, SOUTH 41°56'00" EAST, 256.34 FEET; THENCE LEAVING SAID WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE, SOUTH 48°3'51" WEST. 214.14 FEET; THENCE NORTH 41°56'05" WEST, 163.81 FEET; THENCE NORTH 09°58'03" EAST, 211.38 FEET TO THE POINTOF BEGINNING AND TERMINUS OF THIS DESCRIPTION. Commonly known as: 63545 Boyd Acres Rd Bend Or 97701. Both the beneficiary and the trustee have elected to sell the said real property to satisfy the obligations secured by said trust deed and notice has been recorded pursuant to Section 86.735(3) of Oregon Revised Statutes: the default for which the foreclosure is made is the grantor's: Failure to pay the monthly payment due November 1, 2008 of principal, interest and impounds and subsequent installments due thereafter; plus late charges; together with all subsequent sums advanced by beneficiary pursuant to the terms and conditions of said deed of trust.

Monthly payment $1,774.38 Monthly Late Charge $88.72.

By this reason of said default the beneficiary has declared all obligations secured by said Deed of Trust immediately due and payable, said sums being the following, to-wit; The sum of

$247,500.00 together with interest thereon at 8.500% per annum from October 01, 2008 until paid; plus all accrued late charges thereon; and all trustee's fees, foreclosure costs and any sums advance by the beneficiary pursuant to the terms and conditions of the said deed of trust. Whereof, notice hereby is given that, Cal-Western Reconveyance Corporation the undersigned trustee will on May 31, 2011 at the hour of 1:00pm, Standard of Time, as established by Section 187.110, Oregon Revised Statutes, At the Bond Street entrance to Deschutes County Courthouse 1164 NW Bond, City of Bend, County of Deschutes, State of Oregon, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the interest in the said described real property which the grantor had or had power to convey at the time of the execution by him of the said trust deed, together with any interest which the grantor or his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said trust deed, to satisfy the foregoing obligations thereby secured and the costs and expense of sale, including a reasonable charge by the trustee. Notice is further given that any person named in Section 86.753 of Oregon Revised Statutes has the right to have the foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the trust deed reinstated by payment to the beneficiary of the entire amount then due (other than such portion of said principal as would not then be due had no default occurred), together with the costs, trustee's and attorney's fees and curing any other default complained of in the Notice of Default by tendering the performance required under the obligation or trust deed, at any time prior to five days before the date last set for sale. In construing this notice, the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter, the singular includes plural, the word "grantor" includes any successor in interest to the grantor as well as any other persons owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said trust deed, the words "trustee" and "beneficiary" includes their respective successors in interest, if any. Dated: January 20, 2011. Cal-Western Reconveyance Corporation 525 East Main Street P.O. Box 22004 El Cajon CA 92022-9004 Cal-Western Reconveyance Corporation Signature/By: Tammy Laird R-365808 02/22/11, 03/01, 03/08, 03/15 LEGAL NOTICE TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE 10-105192 A default has occurred under the terms of a trust deed made by Christine Hudson, as grantor to AmeriTitle, as Trustee, in favor of Washington Mutual Bank, FA, as Beneficiary, dated January 13, 2006, recorded February 1, 2006, in the mortgage records of Deschutes County, Oregon, in Book 2006, at Page 07554, beneficial interest now held by JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, successor in interest to Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, as Receiver for Washington Mutual Bank as covering the following described real property: Lot Six (6), Northpointe Phase 1, Deschutes County, Oregon. COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 20648 Beaumont Drive, Bend, OR 97701 Both the beneficiary and the trustee have elected to sell the said real property to satisfy the obligations secured by said trust deed and a notice of default has been recorded pursuant to Oregon Revised Statutes 86.735(3); the default for which the foreclosure is made is grantor's failure to pay when due the following sums: Monthly payments in the sum of $1,030.08, from May 1, 2010, together with all costs,

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disbursements, and/or fees incurred or paid by the beneficiary and/or trustee, their employees, agents or assigns. By reason of said default the beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation that the trust deed secures immediately due and payable, said sum being the following, to-wit: $208,000.00, together with interest thereon at the rate of 5.775% per annum from April 1, 2010, together with all costs, disbursements, and/or fees incurred or paid by the beneficiary and/or trustee, their employees, agents or assigns. WHEREFORE, notice hereby is given that the undersigned trustee appeared on January 27, 2011, at the hour of 11:00 AM PT, in accord with the standard time established by ORS 187.110, at the main entrance of the Deschutes County Courthouse, located at 1164 N.W. Bond Street, in the City of Bend, County of Deschutes, State of Oregon, and continued the trustee's sale to March 28, 2011, at the hour of 11:00 AM PT, in accord with the standard time established by ORS 187.110, at the main entrance of the Deschutes County Courthouse, located at 1164 N.W. Bond Street, in the City of Bend, County of Deschutes, State of Oregon; the undersigned trustee will appear on March 28, 2011 and continue the trustee's sale to March 30, 2011, at the hour of 11:00 AM PT, in accord with the standard time established by ORS 187.110, at the main entrance of the Deschutes County Courthouse, located at 1164 N.W. Bond Street, in the City of Bend, County of Deschutes, State of Oregon, at which time the undersigned trustee will sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the interest in the said described real property which the grantor has or had power to convey at the time of the execution of said trust deed, together with any interest which the grantor or his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said trust deed, to satisfy the foregoing obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including a reasonable charge by the trustee. Notice is further given to any person named in ORS 86.753 that the right exists, at any time that is not later than five days before the date last set for the sale, to have this foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the trust deed reinstated by paying to the beneficiary of the entire amount due (other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred) and by curing any other default complained of herein that is capable of being cured by tendering the performance required under the obligations or trust deed, and in addition to paying said sums or tendering the performance necessary to cure the default, by paying all costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligation and trust deed, together with trustee's fees and attorney's fees not exceeding the amounts provided by said ORS 86.753. In construing this notice, the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter, the singular includes the plural, the word "grantor" includes any successor in interest to the grantor as well as any other person owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said trust deed, and the words "trustee" and "beneficiary" include their respective successors in interest, if any. Also, please be advised that pursuant to the terms stated on the Deed of Trust and Note, the beneficiary is allowed to conduct property inspections while property is in default.

This shall serve as notice that

the beneficiary shall be conducting property inspections on the said referenced property. The Fair Debt Collection Practice Act requires that we state the following: This is an attempt to collect a debt, and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. If a discharge has been obtained by any party through bankruptcy proceedings: This shall not be construed to be an attempt to collect the outstanding indebtedness or hold you personally liable for the debt.

Dated: February 9, 2011 By: KELLY D. SUTHERLAND Successor Trustee SHAPIRO & SUTHERLAND, LLC 5501 N.E. 109th Court, Suite N Vancouver, WA 98662 www.shapiroattorneys.com/wa Telephone: (360) 260-2253 Toll-free: 1-800-970-5647 S&S 10-105192 ASAP# 3909437 02/22/2011, 03/01/2011, 03/08/2011, 03/15/2011 LEGAL NOTICE TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE Pursuant to O.R.S. 86.705 et seq. and O.R.S. 79.5010, et seq. Trustee's Sale No. 09-FMB-105109 NOTICE TO BORROWER: YOU SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THE UNDERSIGNED IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND THAT ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Reference is made to that certain Deed of Trust made by, LARRY PRINCE AND SHELLEY PRINCE, AS TENANTS BY THE ENTIRETY, as grantor, to WESTERN TITLE &ESCROW, as Trustee, in favor of INDYMAC BANK, F.S.B., as beneficiary, dated 11/2/2006, recorded 11/8/2006, under Instrument No. 200674327, records of DESCHUTES County, OREGON. The beneficial interest under said Trust Deed and the obligations secured thereby are presently held by OneWest Bank, FSB. Said Trust Deed encumbers the following described real property situated in said county and state, to-wit: PARCEL 1, PARTITION PLAT NO. 2005-78, DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON. The street address or other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 3641 SOUTHWEST HILLCREST COURT REDMOND, OR 97756 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the above street address or other common designation.

Both the beneficiary and the trustee have elected to sell the said real property to satisfy the obligations secured by said trust deed and a notice of default has been recorded pursuant to Oregon Revised Statutes 86.735(3); the default for which the foreclosure is made is grantor's failure to pay when due, the following sums: Amount due as of January 27, 2011 Delinquent Payments from June 01, 2010 8 payments at $ 3,043.13 each $ 24,345.04 (06-01-10 through 01-27-11) Late Charges: $ 1,369.44 Beneficiary Advances: $ 66.00 Suspense Credit: $ 0.00 TOTAL: $25,780.48 ALSO, if you have failed to pay taxes on the property, provide insurance on the property or pay other senior liens or encumbrances as required in the note and deed of trust, the beneficiary may insist that you do so in order to reinstate your account in good standing. The beneficiary may require as a condition to reinstatement that you provide reliable written evidence that you have paid all senior liens or encumbrances, property taxes, and hazard insurance premiums.

These requirements for reinstatement should be confirmed by contacting the undersigned Trustee. By reason of said default, the beneficiary has declared all sums

owing on the obligation secured by said trust deed immediately due and payable, said sums being the following: UNPAID PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF $541,000.00, PLUS interest thereon at 6.750% per annum from 5/1/2010, until paid, together with escrow advances, foreclosure costs, trustee fees, attorney fees, sums required for the protection of the property and additional sums secured by the Deed of Trust. WHEREFORE, notice hereby is given that the undersigned trustee, will on June 1, 2011, at the hour of 11:00 AM, in accord with the standard of time established

by ORS 187.110, at FRONT ENTRANCE TO THE DESCHUTES COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 1164 NW BOND STREET, BEND, County of DESCHUTES, State of OREGON, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the interest in the said described property which the grantor had, or had the power to convey, at the time of the execution by him of the said trust deed, together with any interest which the grantor or his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said trust deed, to satisfy the foregoing obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including a reasonable charge by the trustee. Notice is further given that any person named in ORS 86.753 has the right, at any time prior to five days before the date last set for the sale, to have this foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the trust deed reinstated by payment to the beneficiary of the entire amount then due (other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred) and by curing any other default complained of herein that is capable of being cured by tendering the performance required under the obligation or trust deed, and in addition to paying said sums or tendering the performance necessary to cure the default, by paying all costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligation and trust deed, together with trustee's and attorney's fees not exceeding the amounts provided by said ORS 86.753. In construing this notice, the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter, the singular includes the plural, the word "grantor" includes any successor in interest to the grantor as well as any other person owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said trust deed, and the words "trustee" and "beneficiary" include their respective successors in interest, if any. Anyone having any objection to the sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the same.

DATED: 1/27/2011 REGIONAL TRUSTEE SERVICES CORPORATION Trustee By KAREN JAMES AUTHORIZED AGENT 616 1st Avenue, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104 Phone: (206)340-2550 Sale Information: http://www.rtrustee.com ASAP# 3896890 02/08/2011, 02/15/2011, 02/22/2011, 03/01/2011

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NOTICE TO BORROWER: YOU SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THE UNDERSIGNED IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND THAT ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Reference is made to that certain Deed of Trust made by, DOUG GOTTRON AND VALERIE GOTTRON, as grantor, to TRANSNATION TITLE INSURANCE CO., as Trustee, in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR INDYMAC BANK, F.S.B., A FEDERALLY CHARTERED SAVINGS BANK, as beneficiary, dated 8/15/2007, recorded 8/17/2007, under Instrument No. 2007-45441, records of DESCHUTES County, OREGON. The beneficial interest under said Trust Deed and the obligations secured thereby are presently held by ONEWEST BANK, FSB. Said Trust Deed encumbers the following described real property situated in said county and state, to-wit: LOT 427, NORTHWEST CROSSING, PHASES 9 & 10, DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON. The street address or other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 2209 NORTHWEST HIGH LAKES LOOP BEND, OR 97701 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the above street address or other common designation. Both the beneficiary and the trustee have elected to sell the said real property to satisfy the obligations secured by said trust deed and a notice of default has been recorded pursuant to Oregon Revised Statutes 86.735(3); the default for which the foreclosure is made is grantor's failure to pay when due, the following sums: Amount due as of January 20, 2011 Delinquent Payments from January 01, 2009 24 payments at $ 2,917.57 each $ 70,021.68 1 payments at $ 4,965.48 each $ 4,965.48 (01-01-09 through 01-20-11) Late Charges: $ 3,938.76 Beneficiary Advances: $ 2,157.75 Suspense Credit: $ 0.00 TOTAL: $ 81,083.67 ALSO, if you have failed to pay taxes on the property, provide insurance on the property or pay other senior liens or encumbrances as required in the note and deed of trust, the beneficiary may insist that you do so in order to reinstate your account in good standing. The beneficiary may require as a condition to reinstatement that you provide reliable written evidence that you have paid all senior liens or encumbrances, property taxes, and hazard insurance premiums. These requirements for reinstatement should be confirmed by contacting the undersigned Trustee. By reason of said default, the beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by said trust deed immediately due and payable, said sums being the following: UNPAID PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF $437,636.00, PLUS interest thereon at 8% per annum from 12/01/08 to 1/1/2011, 8% per annum from 1/1/2011, until paid, together with escrow advances, foreclosure costs, trustee fees, attorney fees, sums required for the protection of the property and additional sums secured by the Deed of Trust. WHEREFORE, notice hereby is given that the undersigned trustee, will on May 25, 2011, at the hour of 11:00 AM, in accord with the standard of time established by ORS 187.110, at FRONT ENTRANCE TO THE DESCHUTES COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 1164 NW BOND STREET, BEND, County of DESCHUTES, State of OREGON, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the interest in the said described property which the grantor had, or had the power to convey, at the time of the execution by him of the said trust deed, together with any interest which the grantor or his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said trust deed, to satisfy the foregoing obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including a reasonable charge by the trustee. Notice is further given that any person named in ORS 86.753 has the right, at any time prior to five days before the date last set for the sale, to have this foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the trust deed reinstated by payment to the beneficiary of the entire amount then due (other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred) and by curing any other default complained of herein that is capable of being cured by tendering the performance required under the obligation or trust deed, and in addition to paying said sums or tendering the performance necessary to cure the default, by paying all costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligation and trust deed, together with trustee's and attorney's fees not exceeding the amounts provided by said ORS 86.753. In construing this notice, the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter, the singular includes the plural, the word "grantor" includes any successor in interest to the grantor as well as any other person owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said trust deed, and the words "trustee" and "beneficiary" include their respective successors in interest, if any. Anyone having any objection to the sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the same. DATED: 1/20/2011 REGIONAL TRUSTEE SERVICES CORPORATION Trustee By: KAREN JAMES, AUTHORIZED AGENT 616 1st Avenue, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104 Phone: (206)340-2550 Sale Information: http://www.rtrustee.com

NOTICE TO BORROWER: YOU SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THE UNDERSIGNED IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND THAT ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Reference is made to that certain Deed of Trust made by, JANET FIERAR AND GEORGE FIERAR JR, WIFE AND HUSBAND, as grantor, to FIRST AMERICAN TITLE - BEND, as Trustee, in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY LTD, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, as beneficiary, dated 8/9/2005, recorded 8/11/2005, under Instrument No. 2005-53016, records of DESCHUTES County, OREGON. The beneficial interest under said Trust Deed and the obligations secured thereby are presently held by OneWest Bank, FSB. Said Trust Deed encumbers the following described real property situated in said county and state, to-wit: LOT 172 OF RIVER CANYON ESTATES, NO. 2, CITY OF BEND, DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON The street address or other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 19531 ASTER LANE BEND, OR 97702 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the above street address or other common designation. Both the beneficiary and the trustee have elected to sell the said real property to satisfy the obligations secured by said trust deed and a notice of default has been recorded pursuant to Oregon Revised Statutes 86.735(3); the default for which the foreclosure is made is grantor's failure to pay when due, the following sums: Amount due as of February 11, 2011 Delinquent Payments from November 01, 2010 2 payments at $2,114.42 each $4,228.84 2 payments at $2,131.21 each $4,262.42 (11-01-10 through 02-11-11) Late Charges: $268.86 Beneficiary Advances: $36.00 Suspense Credit: $0.00 TOTAL: $8,796.12 ALSO, if you have failed to pay taxes on the property, provide insurance on the property or pay other senior liens or encumbrances as required in the note and deed of trust, the beneficiary may insist that you do so in order to reinstate your account in good standing. The beneficiary may require as a condition to reinstatement that you provide reliable written evidence that you have paid all senior liens or encumbrances, property taxes, and hazard insurance premiums. These requirements for reinstatement should be confirmed by contacting the undersigned Trustee. By reason of said default, the beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by said trust deed immediately due and payable, said sums being the following: UNPAID PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF $271,346.07, PLUS interest thereon at 6.25% per annum from 10/01/10 to 1/1/2011, 6.25% per annum from 1/1/2011, until paid, together with escrow advances, foreclosure costs, trustee fees, attorney fees, sums required for the protection of the property and additional sums secured by the Deed of Trust. WHEREFORE, notice hereby is given that the undersigned trustee, will on June 16, 2011, at the hour of 11:00 AM, in accord with the standard of time established by ORS 187.110, at FRONT ENTRANCE TO THE DESCHUTES COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 1164 NW BOND STREET, BEND, County of DESCHUTES, State of OREGON, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the interest in the said described property which the grantor had, or had the power to convey, at the time of the execution by him of the said trust deed, together with any interest which the grantor or his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said trust deed, to satisfy the foregoing obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including a reasonable charge by the trustee. Notice is further given that any person named in ORS 86.753 has the right, at any time prior to five days before the date last set for the sale, to have this foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the trust deed reinstated by payment to the beneficiary of the entire amount then due (other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred) and by curing any other default complained of herein that is capable of being cured by tendering the performance required under the obligation or trust deed, and in addition to paying said sums or tendering the performance necessary to cure the default, by paying all costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligation and trust deed, together with trustee's and attorney's fees not exceeding the amounts provided by said ORS 86.753. In construing this notice, the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter, the singular includes the plural, the word "grantor" includes any successor in interest to the grantor as well as any other person owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said trust deed, and the words "trustee" and "beneficiary" include their respective successors in interest, if any. Anyone having any objection to the sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the same. DATED: 2/11/2011 REGIONAL TRUSTEE SERVICES CORPORATION Trustee By: KAREN JAMES, AUTHORIZED AGENT 616 1st Avenue, Suite 500 Seattle, WA 98104 Phone: (206) 340-2550 Sale Information: http://www.rtrustee.com

NOTICE TO BORROWER: YOU SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THE UNDERSIGNED IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND THAT ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Reference is made to that certain Deed of Trust made by, BRIAN J. BROWN, as grantor, to FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE COMP., as Trustee, in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR DECISION ONE MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC, as beneficiary, dated 12/20/2006, recorded 12/27/2006, under Instrument No. 2006-83922, records of DESCHUTES County, OREGON. The beneficial interest under said Trust Deed and the obligations secured thereby are presently held by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Inc. Trust 2007-HE5. Said Trust Deed encumbers the following described real property situated in said county and state, to-wit: LOT 21 OF WISHING WELL PHASE IV, DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON. The street address or other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 20742 NORTHEAST TOWN DRIVE BEND, OR 97701 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the above street address or other common designation. Both the beneficiary and the trustee have elected to sell the said real property to satisfy the obligations secured by said trust deed and a notice of default has been recorded pursuant to Oregon Revised Statutes 86.735(3); the default for which the foreclosure is made is grantor's failure to pay when due, the following sums: Amount due as of January 20, 2011 Delinquent Payments from April 01, 2009 4 payments at $ 1,694.90 each $ 6,779.60 6 payments at $ 1,556.18 each $ 9,337.08 12 payments at $ 1,474.78 each $ 17,697.36 (04-01-09 through 01-20-11) Late Charges: $ 280.85 Beneficiary Advances: $ 4,982.72 Suspense Credit: $ -1,049.75 TOTAL: $ 38,027.86 ALSO, if you have failed to pay taxes on the property, provide insurance on the property or pay other senior liens or encumbrances as required in the note and deed of trust, the beneficiary may insist that you do so in order to reinstate your account in good standing. The beneficiary may require as a condition to reinstatement that you provide reliable written evidence that you have paid all senior liens or encumbrances, property taxes, and hazard insurance premiums. These requirements for reinstatement should be confirmed by contacting the undersigned Trustee. By reason of said default, the beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by said trust deed immediately due and payable, said sums being the following:UNPAID PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF $183,437.20, PLUS interest thereon at 9.375% per annum from 03/01/09 to 8/1/2009, 9.375% per annum from 08/01/09 to 02/01/1 0, 9.375% per annum from 2/1/2010, until paid, together with escrow advances, foreclosure costs, trustee fees, attorney fees, sums required for the protection of the property and additional sums secured by the Deed of Trust.WHEREFORE, notice hereby is given that the undersigned trustee, will on May 25, 2011, at the hour of 11:00 AM, in accord with the standard of time established by ORS 187.110, at FRONT ENTRANCE TO THE DESCHUTES COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 1164 NW BOND STREET, BEND, County of DESCHUTES, State of OREGON, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the interest in the said described property which the grantor had, or had the power to convey, at the time of the execution by him of the said trust deed, together with any interest which the grantor or his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said trust deed, to satisfy the foregoing obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including a reasonable charge by the trustee.Notice is further given that any person named in ORS 86.753 has the right, at any time prior to five days before the date last set for the sale, to have this foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the trust deed reinstated by payment to the beneficiary of the entire amount then due (other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred) and by curing any other default complained of herein that is capable of being cured by tendering the performance required under the obligation or trust deed, and in addition to paying said sums or tendering the performance necessary to cure the default, by paying all costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligation and trust deed, together with trustee's and attorney's fees not exceeding the amounts provided by said ORS 86.753.In construing this notice, the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter, the singular includes the plural, the word "grantor" includes any successor in interest to the grantor as well as any other person owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said trust deed, and the words "trustee" and "beneficiary" include their respective successors in interest, if any.Anyone having any objection to the sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the same.DATED: 1/20/2011 REGIONAL TRUSTEE SERViCES CORPORATION Trustee By KAREN JAMES, AUTHORIZED AGENT 616 1st Avenue, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104 Phone: (206) 340-2550 Sale Information: http://www.rtrustee.com

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(541) 385-7001

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(541) 546-6603

61419 S. Hwy. 97 Suite G • Bend, Oregon 97702

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2011

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