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NORTHWEST East Oregonian Page 2A Tuesday, May 22, 2018 WASHINGTON OREGON Judge: Teen must repay $37M for starting wildfire HOOD RIVER (AP) — A teenager who started a major wildfire in the sce- nic Columbia River Gorge in Oregon has been ordered to pay restitution for at least the next decade, though it’s unlikely the boy will ever cover his nearly $37 mil- lion bill. The Oregonian reports that Hood River County Circuit Judge John A. Olson issued the opinion on Mon- day, awarding the restitu- tion totaling $36,618,330 to cover the costs of fire- fighting, repair and res- toration to the gorge and damage to homes. Victims include the U.S. Forest Ser- vice and Oregon Depart- ment of Transportation. The 15-year-old from Vancouver, Washington, earlier this year acknowl- edged wrongdoing and said he threw two fireworks in Eagle Creek Canyon on Sept. 2 when flames spread quickly. The fire caused evacuations, an extended shutdown of a major inter- state highway and devas- tation to a major outdoor tourist attraction. The judge’s order notes that the boy can set up a payment plan, though pay- ments can be halted after 10 years as long as he com- plies, completes probation and doesn’t commit other crimes. At a hearing last week, the boy’s lawyer urged for a “reasonable and rational” penalty, calling the $37 Alan Berner/The Seattle Times via AP Washington State Fish and Wildlife Police leave the scene on a remote King County road near the site of a fatal cougar attack Saturday in East King County, Wash. Cyclists tried to scare cougar but animal attacked, killing 1 By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE — The two mountain bikers did what they were supposed to do when they noticed a mountain lion tailing them on a trail east of Seattle. They got off their bikes. They faced the beast, shouted and tried to spook it. After it charged, one even smacked the cougar with his bike, and it ran off. It wasn’t enough, authorities said. As they stood trying to catch their breath, the cougar returned, biting one of them on the head and shaking him, Capt. Alan Myers of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Police said Sunday. The second cyclist ran, and the animal dropped the first victim and pounced on him, killing him and drag- ging him back to what appeared to be its den. “They did everything they were supposed to do,” King County sheriff’s Sgt. Ryan Abbott said. “But something was wrong with this cougar.” The attack Saturday near North Bend, in the Cascade Mountain foot- hills 30 miles east of Seattle, was the first fatal cougar attack in the state in 94 years. Myers said Sunday that the cougar was underweight — about 100 pounds, when a typical 3-year-old male in the area would be 140 to 180 pounds. The 31-year-old Seattle man who was bitten first, Isaac Sederbaum, sur- vived. Rescuers flew him to a hospital, where he was in satisfactory condition Sunday, Harborview Medical Center spokeswoman Susan Gregg said. Myers identified the deceased vic- tim, a 32-year-old Seattle resident, as S.J. Brooks. After the cougar attacked Brooks, a badly bloodied Sederbaum managed to get on his bike and ride off. He rode for 2 miles before he could get a cellphone signal to call 911. When rescuers arrived, it took about half an hour to find Brooks, who was dead with the cougar on top of him in what appeared to be a den-like area. An officer shot at it, and it ran off. Several hours later, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife agents used dogs to track it to a nearby tree. They shot and killed it. Authorities plan to match DNA taken from the animal with DNA from the victims to be certain they killed the right cougar. They sent the animal’s carcass to a veterinary lab at Wash- ington State University for a necropsy to determine what might have been wrong with it. There are an estimated 2,000 cou- gars in Washington. Until the 1960s, the state paid hunters a bounty for kill- ing them. Now, it allows 250 to be hunted in 50 designated zones. While they are sometimes known to kill livestock or pets, and though one even found its way into a park in Seat- tle in 2009, encounters with people in Washington state are rare. Attacks have become more com- mon as people increasingly encroach on the animals’ territory. In North America, there have been about 25 deadly attacks and 95 nonfatal attacks reported in the past century, but more attacks have been reported in the U.S. West and Canada over the past 20 years than in the previous 80, according to Fish and Wildlife. Experts say that people encoun- tering the big cats in the wild should stop and pick up small children imme- diately. Because running and rapid movements can trigger the animal’s prey drive, don’t run. Instead, face the cougar, speak firmly and slowly back away — appearing as large as possible, such as by standing on a rock or stump or opening a sweatshirt or jacket. Keep your eyes on the animal and become more assertive if it doesn’t back off. And if it does attack, fight back. “The idea is to convince the cou- gar that you are not prey, but a poten- tial danger,” Fish and Wildlife advises on its website. — Founded Oct. 16, 1875 — 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton 541-276-2211 333 E. 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REGIONAL CITIES Forecast TODAY Correction Spokane Wenatchee 82/59 87/61 Tacoma Moses 77/53 Lake Pullman Aberdeen Olympia Yakima 87/59 78/55 70/51 79/50 89/59 Longview Kennewick Walla Walla 80/53 85/63 Lewiston 89/58 Astoria 84/61 67/52 Portland Enterprise Hermiston 84/58 Pendleton 75/50 The Dalles 90/59 84/58 90/61 La Grande Salem 79/53 83/53 Albany Corvallis 81/52 82/54 John Day 79/52 Ontario Eugene Bend 84/55 79/52 80/53 Caldwell Burns 81/56 76/48 Astoria Baker City Bend Brookings Burns Enterprise Eugene Heppner Hermiston John Day Klamath Falls La Grande Meacham Medford Newport North Bend Ontario Pasco Pendleton Portland Redmond Salem Spokane Ukiah Vancouver Walla Walla Yakima Hi 67 78 80 62 76 75 79 81 90 79 78 79 76 89 61 62 84 89 84 84 83 83 82 75 82 85 89 Lo 52 50 53 50 48 50 52 57 59 52 50 53 49 58 52 55 55 57 58 58 51 53 59 49 55 63 59 W s pc pc pc pc pc s pc pc pc pc pc pc pc s s pc pc pc s pc s pc pc s pc pc Hi 64 76 77 59 75 74 73 84 92 78 74 77 76 81 59 61 82 91 86 78 80 76 82 77 76 86 90 Today Beijing Hong Kong Jerusalem London Mexico City Moscow Paris Rome Seoul Sydney Tokyo Lo 49 82 70 50 55 57 55 59 55 56 64 W pc s pc t pc pc t pc r s s Lo 53 52 52 50 47 52 51 59 64 56 46 53 51 57 52 54 58 61 60 57 52 54 59 51 54 64 59 W pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc Wed. Hi 86 94 88 74 81 73 75 73 70 69 70 Lo 59 83 64 55 55 55 56 58 51 53 65 W s s s s pc pc t pc s s r WINDS Medford 89/58 (in mph) Klamath Falls 78/50 Boardman Pendleton REGIONAL FORECAST Coastal Oregon: Mostly sunny today, except clouds breaking for some sun in the south. Eastern Washington: Partly sunny today. Partly cloudy tonight. Eastern and Central Oregon: Clouds and sun today. A shower or thunderstorm in spots in the south tonight. Western Washington: Mostly sunny today. Mostly clear tonight. Partly sunny tomorrow. Cascades: Partly sunny and very warm today. Partly cloudy tonight. Northern California: A thunderstorm in spots this afternoon; clouds breaking for some sun at the coast. Today Wednesday NNE 4-8 NNE 6-12 W 4-8 WNW 6-12 UV INDEX TODAY Shown is today’s weather. 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WORLD CITIES Hi 76 92 91 73 78 67 75 73 72 72 77 Classified & Legal Advertising 1-800-962-2819 or 541-278-2678 classifieds@eastoregonian.com or legals@eastoregonian.com ADVERTISING Publisher and Revenue Director: Christopher Rush 541-278-2669 • crush@eastoregonian.com Advertising Services: Grace Bubar 541-276-2214 • gbubar@eastoregonian.com Multimedia Consultants: • Kimberly Macias 541-278-2683 • kmacias@eastoregonian.com • Jeanne Jewett 541-564-4531 • jjewett@eastoregonian.com • Dayle Stinson 541-278-2670 • dstinson@eastoregonian.com • Angela Treadwell 541-966-0827 • atreadwell@eastoregonian.com • Audra Workman 541-564-4538 • aworkman@eastoregonian.com Subscriber services: For mail delivery, online access, vacation stops or delivery concerns call 1-800-522-0255 ext. 1 million sought an “absurd” amount for the child. The restitution is solely the responsibility of the teen, and not his parents, who came to the U.S. from Ukraine. Olson called it “an extraordinary amount” and then deferred on a separate restitution order because he wanted more time to review the case. The judge said the largest figure he could find for prior juvenile restitution cases in Oregon was $114,000. The teen in February pleaded guilty to reckless burning of public and pri- vate property and other charges. Olson sentenced him to community service and probation, and the boy had to write more than 150 letters of apology to those affected by the fire that burned 75 square miles. The Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area attracts more than 3 million tourists a year and holds North America’s largest concentration of waterfalls. The fast-moving blaze ravaged popular hik- ing trails and marred stun- ning vistas. State law allows the Oregon Department of Revenue to garnishee the teen’s bank accounts or paychecks. If he’s due refunds on his tax returns, the state could take those. If he wins the lottery, the state also could collect all of his winnings. 2 8 a.m. 10 a.m. Noon 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 0-2, Low 3-5, Moderate 6-7, High; 8-10, Very High; 11+, Extreme The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ num- ber, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2018 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. -10s -0s showers t-storms 0s 10s rain 20s flurries 30s 40s snow ice 50s 60s cold front 70s 80s 90s 100s warm front stationary front 110s high low National Summary: The Northeast will be cooler today with periods of rain as thunder- storms rumble amid the steamy air from the mid-Atlantic to the South. Thunderstorms will also erupt over the High Plains and Rockies. Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states) High 96° in Presidio, Texas Low 24° in Climax, Colo. NATIONAL CITIES Today Albuquerque Atlanta Atlantic City Baltimore Billings Birmingham Boise Boston Charleston, SC Charleston, WV Chicago Cleveland Dallas Denver Detroit El Paso Fairbanks Fargo Honolulu Houston Indianapolis Jacksonville Kansas City Las Vegas Little Rock Los Angeles Hi 83 80 68 77 72 82 79 66 84 79 67 77 87 80 74 91 65 79 85 88 82 80 85 87 85 69 Lo 57 68 62 65 54 68 59 53 71 63 53 55 70 52 54 65 45 58 74 69 58 69 64 67 68 56 W pc t t t t pc pc pc t t pc t pc t pc pc c pc s pc pc t pc s pc pc Wed. 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